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20080278424 | DISPLAY PANEL - In a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel includes a first thin film transistor, first and second liquid crystal capacitors, a coupling capacitor, and a discharge circuit. The first liquid crystal capacitor is connected to a data line through the first thin film transistor. The second liquid crystal capacitor is connected in parallel to the first liquid crystal capacitor through the coupling capacitor. The discharge circuit is connected between the coupling capacitor and the second liquid crystal capacitor, and it discharges charges stored in the second liquid crystal capacitor. | 11-13-2008 |
20080303760 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate of an LCD having: a gate line formed along a first direction; a data line formed along a second direction crossing the first direction; first and second pixel electrodes spaced apart from each other; a thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode connected to the gate line; a source electrode connected to the data line and partially overlapping the second pixel electrode; and a drain electrode connected to the first pixel electrode spaced apart from the second pixel electrode along the second direction. The source electrode or the gate electrode overlaps the second pixel electrode but the drain electrode does not overlap the second pixel electrode. Electrical coupling between the first and second pixel electrodes are avoided with such configuration. | 12-11-2008 |
20090040203 | Gate driving circuit and display device having the same - A gate driving circuit and a display device having the same, a pull-up unit pulls up a current gate signal by using a first clock signal during a first period of one frame. A pull-up driver coupled to the pull-up unit receives a carry signal from one of the previous stages to turn on the pull-up unit. A pull-up unit receives a gate signal from one of the next stages, discharges the current gate signal to an off voltage level, and turns off the pull-up unit. A holder holds the current gate signal at the voltage level. An inverter turns on/off the holder in response to a first clock signal. A ripple preventer has a source and a gate coupled in common to an output terminal of the pull-up unit and a drain coupled to an input terminal of the inverter, and includes a ripple preventing diode for preventing a ripple from being applied to the inverter. | 02-12-2009 |
20090231522 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments of a liquid crystal display panel include a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate may include a color filter layer covering a thin-film transistor and having a recess portion. The second substrate may include a first spacer making contact with the first substrate and a second spacer disposed at a position corresponding to the recess portion of the color filter layer to be separated from the first substrate. The first substrate may further include a protrusion pattern formed under the recess portion of the color filter layer. The second spacer may be correspondingly disposed at a position where the recess portion and the protrusion pattern are formed. | 09-17-2009 |
20100002172 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING COLOR FILTERS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first display panel including a first substrate, and first and second color filters disposed on the first substrate and adjacent to each other, a second display panel including a second substrate facing the first display panel and a first spacer disposed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second display panels. The first color filter includes a first protrusion protruded toward and overlapped with the second color filter. The first spacer faces the first protrusion, and the first and second display panels contact each other at a location area of the first spacer. | 01-07-2010 |
20100128192 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An LCD is manufactured to provide a wide viewing angle device and may reduce manufacturing costs according to an embodiment. The LCD includes a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line contacting the semiconductor layer, a drain electrode contacting the semiconductor layer and separated from the data line, a pixel electrode contacting the drain electrode, a passivation layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the passivation layer and including a branch electrode overlapping the pixel electrode. In one embodiment, the pixel electrode contacts an end portion of a thin film transistor. The LCD manufacturing process may be shortened and may save manufacturing costs because the LCD process need not make contact holes to connect the pixel electrode and the TFT. | 05-27-2010 |
20100230679 | CONTACT PORTION OF WIRE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A contact portion of wiring and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. A contact portion of wiring according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a conductive layer disposed on the substrate; an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the conductive layer and having a contact hole; a metal layer disposed on the conductive layer and filling the contact hole; and a transparent electrode disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the metal layer, wherein the interlayer insulating layer includes a lower insulating layer and an upper insulating layer disposed on the lower insulating layer, the lower insulating layer is undercut at the contact hole, and the metal layer fills in the portion where the lower insulating layer is undercut. | 09-16-2010 |
20120238062 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An LCD is manufactured to provide a wide viewing angle device and may reduce manufacturing costs according to an embodiment. The LCD includes a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line contacting the semiconductor layer, a drain electrode contacting the semiconductor layer and separated from the data line, a pixel electrode contacting the drain electrode, a passivation layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the passivation layer and including a branch electrode overlapping the pixel electrode. In one embodiment, the pixel electrode contacts an end portion of a thin film transistor. The LCD manufacturing process may be shortened and may save manufacturing costs because the LCD process need not make contact holes to connect the pixel electrode and the TFT. | 09-20-2012 |
20130063331 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING IMPROVED TOLERANCE TO GATE VOLTAGE RIPPLE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A gate driving circuit and a display device having the same, a pull-up unit pulls up a current gate signal by using a first clock signal during a first period of one frame. A pull-up driver coupled to the pull-up unit receives a carry signal from one of the previous stages to turn on the pull-up unit. A pull-up unit receives a gate signal from one of the next stages, discharges the current gate signal to an off voltage level, and turns off the pull-up unit. A holder holds the current gate signal at the voltage level. An inverter turns on/off the holder in response to a first clock signal. A ripple preventer has a source and a gate coupled in common to an output terminal of the pull-up unit and a drain coupled to an input terminal of the inverter, and includes a ripple preventing diode for preventing a ripple from being applied to the inverter. | 03-14-2013 |
20130299831 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate of an LCD having: a gate line formed along a first direction;a data line formed along a second direction crossing the first direction;first and second pixel electrodes spaced apart from each other;a thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode connected to the gate line; a source electrode connected to the data line and partially overlapping the second pixel electrode; and a drain electrode connected to the first pixel electrode spaced apart from the second pixel electrode along the second direction. The source electrode or the gate electrode overlaps the second pixel electrode but the drain electrode does not overlap the second pixel electrode. Electrical coupling between the first and second pixel electrodes are avoided with such configuration. | 11-14-2013 |
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20110284857 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes a substrate, a plurality of gate line formed on the substrate, a plurality of common electrodes having a transparent conductive layer on the substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the gate lines and the common electrodes, a plurality of semiconductor layers formed on the gate insulating layer, a plurality of data lines including a plurality of source electrodes and formed on the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating layer, a plurality of drain electrodes formed on the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating layer, and a plurality of pixel electrodes overlapping the common electrodes and connected to the drain electrodes. Because the common electrodes are made of ITON, IZON, or a-ITON, or a double layer of ITO/ITON, IZO/IZON, or a-a-ITO/a-ITON, when H2 or SiH4 are injected to form a silicon nitride (SiNX) layer on the common electrodes, the opaque metal Sn or Zn in which the rmetal component is reduced in the IZO, ITO, or a-ITO is not produced on the surfaces of the common electrode. | 11-24-2011 |
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20080284961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes opening patterns in the electrodes or protrusions on the electrodes. The opening patterns or the protrusions have a pattern which controls the direction of the liquid crystal molecules. Thus the quality of the LCD can be improved. | 11-20-2008 |
20110187978 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes opening patterns in the electrodes or protrusions on the electrodes. The opening patterns or the protrusions have a pattern which controls the direction of the liquid crystal molecules. Thus the quality of the LCD can be improved. | 08-04-2011 |
20120315731 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes a plurality of gate line, a plurality of common electrodes, a gate insulating layer covering the gate lines and the common electrodes, a plurality of semiconductor layers formed on the gate insulating layer, a plurality of data lines including a plurality of source electrodes and formed on the semiconductor layer, a plurality of drain electrodes formed on the semiconductor layer, and a plurality of pixel electrodes overlapping the common electrodes and connected to the drain electrodes. Because the common electrodes are made of ITON, IZON, or a-ITON, or a double layer of ITO/ITON, IZO/IZON, or a-a-ITO/a-ITON, when H2 or SiH4 are injected to form a silicon nitride (SiNX) layer on the common electrodes, the opaque metal Sn or Zn is not produced on the surfaces of the common electrode. | 12-13-2012 |
20130257833 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTO SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a display device including a photo sensor and a driving method. The display device includes a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit that sense light, at least one sensing signal line that is connected with the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit and transmits a reference voltage for resetting the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit, a sensing signal processor that processes a sensing signal from the sensing signal line, and a backlight that irradiates internal light toward the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit during an internal light irradiation period which is repeated per frame, in which the first sensing unit is reset once and the second sensing unit is reset at least three times during each frame. | 10-03-2013 |
20140184568 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SENSING UNIT AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of driving a display device is provided. The display device includes a plurality of sensing unit groups arranged in a matrix form. Each of the plurality of sensing unit groups includes a plurality of sensing units and a sensing signal processing unit. The method includes applying scanning signals to a plurality of scanning signal lines respectively connected to the plurality of sensing units of a first sensing unit group among the plurality of sensing unit groups. Sensing signals are generated and outputed to at least one sensing signal line by a plurality of sensing units respectively receiving the scanning signals. The scanning signals are applied to two or more sensing units among the plurality of sensing units of the first sensing unit group in a first touch mode. The scanning signals are synchronized with each other. | 07-03-2014 |
20140285448 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method of driving a touch sensing device, the touch sensing device including a sensor including a switching element, a sensing signal line connected with the sensor, an amplifier connected with the sensing signal line, a reset switch and a capacitor connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of the amplifier, and a sample and hold switch and a sample and hold capacitor that are connected to the output terminal of the amplifier, the method including: outputting a sensing signal to the sensing signal lines by turning on the switching element during a first period according to a scan signal; and turning on the sample and hold switch during a second period occurring within the first period. | 09-25-2014 |
20150070403 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY PANEL,DISPLAY APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME, METHOD OF DETERMINING A CORRECTION VALUE APPLIED TO THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CORRECTING GRAYSCALE DATA - A method of driving a display panel includes generating corrected grayscale data utilizing a grayscale correction value of a reference pixel including m×n pixels, “m” and “n” being natural numbers greater than zero, and driving M×N pixels of the display panel based on the corrected grayscale data, “M” and “N” being natural numbers greater than zero. “M” is greater than “m” and “N” is greater than “n.” | 03-12-2015 |