Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080246038 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A display device including a first gate line and a second gate line that extend in parallel with each other, a data line crossing the first and second gate lines to form a pixel region, a pixel electrode in the pixel region and including a main pixel electrode and a sub pixel electrode, which are connected to the first gate line and the data line, a control thin film transistor connected to the second gate line and the sub pixel electrode, and a gate driver. The gate driver outputs a first gate signal to the first gate line and a second gate signal to the second gate line. The first gate signal activates the first gate line during a first time and a second time following the first time, and the second gate signal activates the second gate line during the first time but not the second time. | 10-09-2008 |
20080310019 | REFRACTIVE INDEX DECREMENT FILM, POLARIZING MEMBER HAVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A refractive index decrement film, includes: a transparent base layer; a plurality of refraction decreasing layers that is formed on the base layer and has different refractive indices, where the refraction decreasing layers closer to the base layer have a relatively high refractive index and the refraction decreasing layers farther from the base layer have a relatively low refractive index. | 12-18-2008 |
20090002583 | Display aparatus and driving method thereof - A display apparatus including a plurality of gate lines, a data line intersecting the plurality of gate lines; a first pixel unit connected with a n-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the data line. A second pixel unit connected with a (n+1)-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines; and a coupling capacitor disposed between the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit, wherein the first pixel unit comprises a first liquid crystal capacitor and a first thin film transistor (TFT), the second pixel unit comprises a second liquid crystal capacitor and a second thin film transistor (TFT), and a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second TFT are connected with both electrodes of the coupling capacitor, respectively. | 01-01-2009 |
20090027578 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a pixel comprising first and second pixel electrodes receiving respective pixel voltages; a control capacitor electrically connected to the second pixel electrode by a switching operation in order to change the voltage of the second pixel electrode; and a first storage line overlapping the first pixel electrode and having a variable voltage in order to change the voltage of the first pixel electrode. A method of driving a display device includes providing a pixel voltage to each of first and second pixel electrodes of a pixel; and then changing the voltages applied to the first pixel electrode and/or the second pixel electrode to cause the first and second pixel electrodes to simultaneously be at different voltages. | 01-29-2009 |
20090027581 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A LCD and a method of driving the LCD are provided. The LCD includes first and second gate lines extending in a first direction, a data line insulated from the first gate line and crossing the first gate line, a pixel electrode including first and second sub-pixel electrodes, the pixel electrode being disposed in a pixel having a long side in the first direction, a first thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second TFT connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, and a third TFT connected to the second gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and a charge-sharing capacitor, the charge-sharing capacitor sharing a data voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode. | 01-29-2009 |
20090027609 | SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL WITH THE SAME - A liquid crystal display that includes a first substrate having a thin film transistor, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode, and a second substrate is presented. The second substrate has one side with a transparent conductive layer and an insulating layer covering the transparent conductive layer, and the other side facing the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is between the first substrate and the second substrate. Static electricity generation can be prevented by forming the transparent conductive layer on a substrate where the common electrode and the pixel electrode are not formed. Also, the transparent conductive layer is protected from damage by forming the insulating layer on the transparent conductive layer. | 01-29-2009 |
20090040448 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH IMPROVED RESPONSE SPEED AND APERTURE RATIO - A liquid crystal display includes; a gate line, a data line disposed substantially perpendicular to the gate line, a switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the switching element, and having a first inclination direction determining member including at least one first oblique portion forming an oblique angle with the gate line and the data line, and an inclination direction assistance member disposed adjacent to the first inclination direction determining member, and substantially parallel to the first oblique portion. | 02-12-2009 |
20090085853 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes an insulation substrate, an (n)-th gate line, a data line, first and second source electrodes, first and second drain electrodes, a pixel electrode, a third drain electrode, and a storage line. The first source electrode overlaps a first portion of the (n)-th gate line and is electrically connected to the data line. The first and second drain electrodes overlap a second portion of the (n)-th gate line. The pixel electrode is connected to the first drain electrode. The second source electrode overlaps a first portion of an (n+1)-th gate line, while the third drain electrode overlaps a second portion thereof. The storage line overlaps a portion of each of the pixel electrode and the second and third drain electrodes. The second source electrode is formed by extending the second drain electrode in a direction substantially from the (n)-th gate line towards the (n+1)-th gate line. | 04-02-2009 |
20090102773 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes thin film transistors (TFTs) respectively coupled to different gate lines and to a pixel electrode and a direction control electrode, and to which different gate-off voltages are respectively applied. Alternatively, a reduced gate voltage is applied to the pixel electrode TFT according to a coupling capacitance. Alternatively, the pixel and direction control TFTs are coupled to the same gate line, and portions of a gate insulating layer are formed with different thicknesses. Resulting differences in the voltages respectively applied to the two TFTs or in the electric fields respectively applied to the two electrodes prevent leakage current of the direction control electrode TFT, thereby enabling stable multi-domains to be implemented in the LCD without applying a high voltage. | 04-23-2009 |
20090135322 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor (“TFT”) substrate includes first through third TFTs, first and second sub pixel electrodes, and a voltage down capacitor. A control terminal and an input terminal of the first and the second TFT are connected to an (N- | 05-28-2009 |
20090141207 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - In a thin film transistor, first and second thin film transistors are connected to an N | 06-04-2009 |
20090153759 | DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display panel and a liquid crystal display including the same. The display panel includes a pixel electrode, which includes a first subpixel electrode, a second subpixel electrode, and a third subpixel electrode insulated from each other, a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode, a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode, a third thin film transistor connected to the third subpixel electrode, a gate line connected to the first, second, and third thin film transistors, a data line connected to the first, second, and third thin film transistors, and a voltage differentiating member to change voltages of the first, second, and third subpixel electrodes, the voltages of the first, second, and third subpixel electrodes being different from each other. | 06-18-2009 |
20090174836 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and having a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode; and a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, wherein the first subpixel electrode has a pair of bent edges substantially parallel to each other, the second subpixel electrode has a pair of bent edges substantially parallel to each other, and the second subpixel electrode has a height greater than a height of the first subpixel electrode. | 07-09-2009 |
20090310074 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - A thin film transistor array panel according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: first, second, and third pixel electrodes arranged sequentially, the second pixel electrode including first and second sub-pixel electrodes, the second pixel electrode occupying an area comprising a first area and a second area that is disposed closer to the third pixel electrode than the first area; first, second, and third thin film transistors connected to the first, the second, and the third pixel electrodes, respectively; first, second, and third gate lines connected to the first, the second, and the third thin film transistors, respectively; and a data line connected to the first, the second, and the third thin film transistors, wherein the second sub-pixel electrode is capacitively coupled to the third pixel electrode, and the second sub-pixel electrode is present in both the first and the second areas. | 12-17-2009 |
20100007809 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE ARRAY SUBSTRATE - In a method of driving a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) apparatus, a common voltage is applied to a common electrode above a liquid crystal layer and pixel voltages are applied to pixel electrodes under the liquid crystal layer to form an electrical field with the common electrode to control movements of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer. Each of the pixel electrodes has slits. Then, a supplementary voltage is applied to a supplementary electrode between the slits of each pixel electrode to compensate the electric field formed by the pixel electrodes and the common electrode. | 01-14-2010 |
20100009295 | METHOD OF FINE PATTERNING A THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE METHOD - A method of fine patterning a thin film and a method of manufacturing a display substrate by using the same, in which a fine photo pattern is formed on a base substrate, and a photoresist pattern is formed on the thin film. A fine photo pattern is formed by ashing the photoresist pattern. A fine pattern is formed by removing the thin film exposing through the fine photo pattern. A fine pattern is formed, and the fine pattern has a higher resolution than that of an exposure apparatus. The reliability of a process for manufacturing a display substrate and the display quality of a display device may be improved. | 01-14-2010 |
20100019998 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE ARRAY SUBSTRATE - In an array substrate, a method of manufacturing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the array substrate, a pixel electrode includes an outline portion, connection portions, and slit portions. The outline portion is arranged toward a data line and a gate line thereon, and the connection portions extend in a direction that crosses the data line and the gate line, respectively, to connect to the outline portion. The slit portions protrude from side surfaces of the connection portions to connect to the outline portion. A shielding electrode is arranged toward the outline portion between the data line and the outline portion, and the gate line and the outline portion. | 01-28-2010 |
20100025689 | THIN FILM TRANSISITOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING TMETHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a plurality of gate line formed on the substrate; a plurality of first capacitor electrodes formed on the substrate and separated from the gate lines; a plurality of data line intersecting the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistor connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of second capacitor electrodes disposed on the first electrode; a plurality of interconnections connected to the second capacitor electrodes and the thin film transistor and disposed symmetrical to the data lines; and a plurality of pixel electrode, each pixel electrode including a first subpixel electrode connected to one of the thin film transistors and a second subpixel electrode connected to one of the first capacitor electrodes. | 02-04-2010 |
20100039634 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY AND EXPOSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an exposure apparatus, including a plurality of exposure lamps and a luminance changing mechanism disposed between the exposure lamps and an exposure target. The luminance changing mechanism changes the location at which the exposure light generated from the exposure lamps reaches the exposure target by changing the direction in which the exposure light travels. | 02-18-2010 |
20100079695 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display includes, for an embodiment, a first insulation substrate; a gate line extending in a first direction on the first insulation substrate; a data line insulated from the gate line and extending in a second direction; a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area defined by the intersection of the gate line and the data line; and storage wiring formed with the same layer as the data line, wherein the storage wiring includes a storage electrode extending in the first direction and covering the gate line, and a storage line connected to the storage electrode and formed according to the second direction. | 04-01-2010 |
20100097556 | DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and having a pair of first primary edges facing each other and a pair of second primary edges connected to the first primary edges and facing each other, wherein the second primary edges include a plurality of protrusions of the pixel electrode having the shape of sawteeth. | 04-22-2010 |
20100110358 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulation substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the first insulation substrate, and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; a common electrode formed on the second insulation substrate and facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, wherein the first and second subpixel electrodes respectively include a plurality of minute branches, and the minute branches of the first subpixel electrode and the minute branches of the second subpixel electrode are alternately disposed in a unit of at least one minute branch. | 05-06-2010 |
20100118247 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode, and a common electrode facing the pixel electrode. The first subpixel electrode comprises a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, and two first oblique edges substantially parallel to each other, the first oblique edges making an oblique angle with the first edge and the second edge and meeting the first edge. The second subpixel electrode comprises a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, and two first oblique edges substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the first oblique edges of the first subpixel electrode, the first oblique edges of the second subpixel electrode meeting the first edge of the second subpixel electrode. The first edge of the first subpixel electrode is adjacent to the first edge of the second subpixel electrode, and a length of the first edge of the first subpixel electrode is different from a length of the first edge of the second subpixel electrode. The first oblique edges of the first subpixel electrode are offset from the first oblique edges of the second subpixel electrode. | 05-13-2010 |
20100123844 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a lower substrate and a pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is disposed in a pixel area of the first substrate, in which a first slit part extending along a first direction in a first zigzag shape and a second slit part extending along a second direction and passing through a first bent portion of the first slit part are disposed. The second slit part includes first edges opposite to each other which are inclined at a first angle. The second substrate includes an upper substrate and a common electrode. The common electrode is disposed on the upper substrate, in which a third slit part disposed between adjacent first slit parts and extended in a second zigzag shape is disposed. | 05-20-2010 |
20100123845 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate includes; a thin-film transistor layer including; a gate line, a data line disposed substantially perpendicular to the gate line, and a switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a gate insulation layer disposed on the gate line, a passivation layer disposed on the thin-film transistor layer, a shielding electrode disposed on the passivation layer, an insulation layer disposed on the shielding electrode; and a pixel electrode including a micro-slit pattern, the pixel electrode being disposed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the switching element, wherein the shielding electrode is vertically aligned with the data line and the shielding electrode blocks an electromagnetic fringe field of the data line from effecting the pixel electrode. | 05-20-2010 |
20100182522 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an array substrate and a method of manufacturing the array substrate, an array substrate includes a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element and a fourth switching element. The first switching element is electrically connected to a first data line. The second switching element is electrically connected to a second data line adjacent to the first data line. The third switching element is electrically connected to a data power line interposed between the first and second data lines. The fourth switching element is electrically connected to a gate power line receiving a voltage having different polarity from a voltage applied to the data power line. Therefore, light transmittance, opening ratio and display quality are improved | 07-22-2010 |
20100182523 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an array substrate and a method of manufacturing the array substrate, an array substrate includes a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element and a fourth switching element. The first switching element is electrically connected to a first data line. The second switching element is electrically connected to a second data line adjacent to the first data line. The third switching element is electrically connected to a data power line interposed between the first and second data lines. The fourth switching element is electrically connected to a gate power line receiving a voltage having different polarity from a voltage applied to the data power line. Therefore, light transmittance, opening ratio and display quality are improved. | 07-22-2010 |
20100182557 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A display substrate includes a base substrate and a unitary indivisible pixel electrode. The base substrate includes a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line and a thin-film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line formed thereon. A pixel area is defined on the base substrate. The unitary indivisible pixel electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes formed on the pixel area and a connection electrode connecting the branch electrodes to each other. Each of the branch electrodes includes a bent portion and the bent portions of adjacent branch electrodes are spaced apart from each other. | 07-22-2010 |
20100214517 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first insulation substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first insulation substrate and including a first cutout; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate and a second cutout arranged alternately with the first cutout, wherein at least one of the first cutout and the second cutout includes a stem and a plurality of first slits and a plurality of second slits extended from the stem and obliquely inclined with respect to the length direction of the stem, and an inclined direction of the first slits is opposite to an inclined direction of the second slits. | 08-26-2010 |
20100225842 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING STEP-DOWN CAPACITOR - A liquid crystal display includes; first sub-pixel electrodes and second sub-pixel electrodes, a plurality of first thin film transistors connected to the first sub-pixel electrode, a plurality of second thin film transistors connected to the second sub-pixel electrode, a plurality of third thin film transistors connected to the second sub-pixel electrode, a plurality of first gate lines connected to the first and second thin film transistors, a plurality of data lines connected to the first and second thin film transistors, a plurality of second gate lines connected to the third thin film transistors, and a capacitor electrode line including a capacitor electrode which is vertically aligned the drain electrodes of the third thin film transistors, wherein the capacitor electrode line is applied with a voltage that is less than a minimum value of a voltage applied to the data line or more than a maximum value thereof. | 09-09-2010 |
20110051065 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method are provided. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a field generating electrode disposed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, an alignment layer disposed on the field generating electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, including liquid crystal molecules and a second alignment polymer, wherein the first alignment polymer is formed by light-irradiating the alignment agent and the first alignment aids and the second alignment polymer is formed by light-irradiating the liquid crystal molecules and the second alignment aids, and the first alignment aids and the second alignment aids include a mesogen and a photo-polymerizable group coupled to the mesogen. | 03-03-2011 |
20110090447 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including a plurality of gate lines, a data line intersecting the plurality of gate lines; a first pixel unit connected with a n-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the data line. A second pixel unit connected with a (n+1)-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines; and a coupling capacitor disposed between the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit, wherein the first pixel unit comprises a first liquid crystal capacitor and a first thin film transistor (TFT), the second pixel unit comprises a second liquid crystal capacitor and a second thin film transistor (TFT), and a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second TFT are connected with both electrodes of the coupling capacitor, respectively. | 04-21-2011 |
20110128492 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; disposing a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, disposing a gate insulating layer on the gate line, disposing a data layer including a data line, source electrode and a drain electrode facing the source electrode on the gate insulating layer, disposing a color filter on the gate insulating layer, disposing an overcoat layer on the color filter, disposing a planarization layer on a portion of the overcoat layer corresponding to the gate line, the data line and the drain electrode, and disposing a pixel electrode in contacted with the overcoat layer in a region corresponding to the color filter. | 06-02-2011 |
20110181804 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A LCD and a method of driving the LCD are provided. The LCD includes first and second gate lines extending in a first direction, a data line insulated from the first gate line and crossing the first gate line, a pixel electrode including first and second sub-pixel electrodes, the pixel electrode being disposed in a pixel having a long side in the first direction, a first thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second TFT connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, and a third TFT connected to the second gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and a charge-sharing capacitor, the charge-sharing capacitor sharing a data voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode. | 07-28-2011 |
20110260957 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a switching element disposed on the first substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the switching element and supplied with a data voltage; an opposing electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including liquid crystal molecules. The pixel electrode includes a cutout and a liquid crystal direction controller that are alternately disposed. The cutout and the liquid crystal direction controller divide the pixel electrode into a plurality of sub-regions, and inclination directions of the liquid crystal molecules are different according to the plurality of sub-regions when the pixel electrode is supplied with the data voltage. The liquid crystal direction controller is concave downward or convex upward with respect to a surface of the first substrate. | 10-27-2011 |
20110309367 | DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display panel and a liquid crystal display including the same. The display panel includes a pixel electrode, which includes a first subpixel electrode, a second subpixel electrode, and a third subpixel electrode insulated from each other, a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode, a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode, a third thin film transistor connected to the third subpixel electrode, a gate line connected to the first, second, and third thin film transistors, a data line connected to the first, second, and third thin film transistors, and a voltage differentiating member to change voltages of the first, second, and third subpixel electrodes, the voltages of the first, second, and third subpixel electrodes being different from each other. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310323 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a thin film transistor, first and second thin film transistors are connected to an N | 12-22-2011 |
20120013816 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including a plurality of gate lines, a data line intersecting the plurality of gate lines; a first pixel unit connected with a n-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the data line. A second pixel unit connected with a (n+1)-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines; and a coupling capacitor disposed between the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit, wherein the first pixel unit comprises a first liquid crystal capacitor and a first thin film transistor (TFT), the second pixel unit comprises a second liquid crystal capacitor and a second thin film transistor (TFT), and a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second TFT are connected with both electrodes of the coupling capacitor, respectively. | 01-19-2012 |
20120033001 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first display panel facing a second display panel with a liquid crystal layer between them. The first display panel has a first gate line, a second gate line spaced apart from the first gate line, a first and second storage lines both spaced apart from the first gate line, first and second switching elements controlled by a first gate signal applied through the first gate line, a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element, a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the second switching element, a third switching element controlled by a second gate signal applied through the second gate line, and a coupling electrode connected to the third switching element and having a portion overlapping the second storage line. Different voltages are applied to the first storage line and the second storage line. | 02-09-2012 |
20120105416 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A display device including a first gate line and a second gate line that extend in parallel with each other, a data line crossing the first and second gate lines to form a pixel region, a pixel electrode in the pixel region and including a main pixel electrode and a sub pixel electrode, which are connected to the first gate line and the data line, a control thin film transistor connected to the second gate line and the sub pixel electrode, and a gate driver. The gate driver outputs a first gate signal to the first gate line and a second gate signal to the second gate line. The first gate signal activates the first gate line during a first time and a second time following the first time, and the second gate signal activates the second gate line during the first time but not the second time. | 05-03-2012 |
20120119215 | Array substrate, method of manufacturing the array substrate, and liquid crystal display device having the array substrate - In an array substrate, a method of manufacturing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the array substrate, a pixel electrode includes an outline portion, connection portions, and slit portions. The outline portion is arranged toward a data line and a gate line thereon, and the connection portions extend in a direction that crosses the data line and the gate line, respectively, to connect to the outline portion. The slit portions protrude from side surfaces of the connection portions to connect to the outline portion. A shielding electrode is arranged toward the outline portion between the data line and the outline portion, and the gate line and the outline portion. | 05-17-2012 |
20120169985 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; a first data line disposed on the first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping at least a portion of the pixel electrode and the first data line. One of the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes spaced apart from each other and the other of has an at least approximately planar shape that is substantially parallel to a surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The display can also include a passivation layer having a dielectric constant of about 3.5 or less, and including a first portion disposed between the common electrode and the first data line. | 07-05-2012 |
20130095618 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a thin film transistor, first and second thin film transistors are connected to an N | 04-18-2013 |
20130120682 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; disposing a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, disposing a gate insulating layer on the gate line, disposing a data layer including a data line, source electrode and a drain electrode facing the source electrode on the gate insulating layer, disposing a color filter on the gate insulating layer, disposing an overcoat layer on the color filter, disposing a planarization layer on a portion of the overcoat layer corresponding to the gate line, the data line and the drain electrode, and disposing a pixel electrode in contacted with the overcoat layer in a region corresponding to the color filter. | 05-16-2013 |
20130328850 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A LCD and a method of driving the LCD are provided. The LCD includes first and second gate lines extending in a first direction, a data line insulated from the first gate line and crossing the first gate line, a pixel electrode including first and second sub-pixel electrodes, the pixel electrode being disposed in a pixel having a long side in the first direction, a first thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second TFT connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, and a third TFT connected to the second gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and a charge-sharing capacitor, the charge-sharing capacitor sharing a data voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode. | 12-12-2013 |
20140104531 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; a first data line disposed on the first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping at least a portion of the pixel electrode and the first data line. One of the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes spaced apart from each other and the other of has an at least approximately planar shape that is substantially parallel to a surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The display can also include a passivation layer having a dielectric constant of about 3.5 or less, and including a first portion disposed between the common electrode and the first data line. | 04-17-2014 |
20140184975 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes thin film transistors (TFTs) respectively coupled to different gate lines and to a pixel electrode and a direction control electrode, and to which different gate-off voltages are respectively applied. Alternatively, a reduced gate voltage is applied to the pixel electrode TFT according to a coupling capacitance. Alternatively, the pixel and direction control TFTs are coupled to the same gate line, and portions of a gate insulating layer are formed with different thicknesses. Resulting differences in the voltages respectively applied to the two TFTs or in the electric fields respectively applied to the two electrodes prevent leakage current of the direction control electrode TFT, thereby enabling stable multi-domains to be implemented in the LCD without applying a high voltage. | 07-03-2014 |