Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device

Claim 1

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines, in an intersecting fashion, over a first substrate; (b) forming at least on short-circuit line for short-circuiting the address and data lines; (c) forming at least one area to be made short-circuit having two short-circuit electrodes connected to the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines, the two short-circuit electrodes being located opposite to each other with an insulating film formed therebetween; (d) exposing, subsequent to forming the short-circuit line, a spot between the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines to a laser beam and cutting the short-circuit line; (e) examining, subsequent to the exposing and cutting step (d), the presence or absence of a connection breakage and that of short-circuiting; (f) subsequent to the step (e), exposing the area to be made short-circuit to a laser beam to make short-circuiting between the two short-circuit electrodes; (g) forming a electrode on a second substrate; (h) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrate; and (i) subsequent to making a short-circuit between the two short-circuit electrodes but prior to completing the liquid crystal display element, cutting off the short-circuit electrodes.

Claim 2

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines, in an intersecting fashion, over a first substrate; (b) forming at least on short-circuit line for short-circuiting the address and data lines; (c) forming at least one area to be made short-circuit having two short-circuit electrodes connected to the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines, the two short-circuit electrodes being located opposite to each other with an insulating film formed therebetween; (d) exposing, subsequent to forming the short-circuit line, a spot between the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines to a laser beam and cutting the short-circuit line; (e) examining, subsequent to the exposing and cutting step (d), the presence or absence of a connection breakage and that of short-circuiting; (f) subsequent to the step (e), exposing the area to be made short-circuit to a laser beam to make short-circuiting between the two short-circuit electrodes; (g) forming a electrode on a second substrate; (h) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrate; and (i) subsequent to making a short-circuit between the two short-circuit electrodes but prior to completing the liquid crystal display element, cutting off the short-circuit electrodes.

Claim 4

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines in an intersecting fashion over a first substrate; (b) forming a short-circuit line for short-circuiting the address and data lines; (c) forming at least two area to be made short-circuit having two short-circuit electrodes connected to the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines at the neighborhoods of corners, the two short-circuit electrodes being located opposite to each other with an insulating film formed therebetween; (d) exposing, subsequent to the step (b), a spot between the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines to a laser beam and cutting the short-circuit line; (e) examining, subsequent to the exposing and cutting step, the presence or absence of a connection breakage and that of short-circuiting; (f) subsequent to the examining step, exposing one area to be made short-circuit to a laser beam to cause short-circuiting between the two associated electrodes; (g) subsequent to coating an orientation film on the first substrate, and performing a rubbing step, the two associated short-circuit electrodes be exposed to a laser beam to cut the short-circuit line; (h) subsequent to the cutting step (g), making examination for a connection breakage and short-circuiring between the address and data lines; (i) subsequent to the examining step (h), exposing the other area to be made short-circuit to a laser beam to again performing short-circuiting between the two short-circuit electrodes; (j) forming a electrode on a second substrate; (k) assembling a liquid crystal cell; (l) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrates; and (m) subsequent to the short-circuiting step (i) but prior to completing the liquid crystal display device, cutting off the short-circuit electrodes.

Claim 5

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines in an intersecting fashion over a first substrate; (b) forming a short-circuit line for short-circuiting the address and data lines; (c) forming at least two area to be made short-circuit having two short-circuit electrodes connected to the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines at the neighborhoods of corners, the two short-circuit electrodes being located opposite to each other with an insulating film formed therebetween; (d) exposing, subsequent to the step (b), a spot between the short-circuit lines of the address and data lines to a laser beam and cutting the short-circuit line; (e) examining, subsequent to the exposing and cutting step, the presence or absence of a connection breakage and that of short-circuiting; (f) subsequent to the examining step, exposing one area to be made short-circuit to a laser beam to cause short-circuiting between the two associated electrodes; (g) subsequent to coating an orientation film on the first substrate, and performing a rubbing step, the two associated short-circuit electrodes be exposed to a laser beam to cut the short-circuit line; (h) subsequent to the cutting step (g), making examination for a connection breakage and short-circuiring between the address and data lines; (i) subsequent to the examining step (h), exposing the other area to be made short-circuit to a laser beam to again performing short-circuiting between the two short-circuit electrodes; (j) forming a electrode on a second substrate; (k) assembling a liquid crystal cell; (l) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrates; and (m) subsequent to the short-circuiting step (i) but prior to completing the liquid crystal display device, cutting off the short-circuit electrodes.

Claim 6

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines, in an intersecting fashion, over a first substrate; (b) examining the presence or absence of a connection breakage within the address and data lines, and that of short-circuiting between the address and data lines; (c) forming a electrode on a second substrate; (d) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrates, and wherein, (e) subsequent to the step (a), said address and data lines are, each, formed of a U-shape with the two adjacent lines arranged in an interdigital fashion; and, (f) forming a plurality of short-circuit lines in a manner to have the plurality of address lines connected in a single array.

Claim 7

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines, in an intersecting fashion, over a first substrate; (b) examining the presence or absence of a connection breakage within the address and data lines, and that of short-circuiting between the address and data lines; (c) forming a electrode on a second substrate; (d) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrates, and wherein, (e) subsequent to the step (a), said address and data lines are, each, formed of a U-shape with the two adjacent lines arranged in an interdigital fashion; and, (f) forming a plurality of short-circuit lines in a manner to have the plurality of address lines connected in a single array.

Claim 9

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines, in an intersecting fashion, over a first substrate; (b) examining the presence or absence of a connection breakage within the address and data lines, and that of short-circuiting between the address and data lines; (c) forming a electrode over a second substrate; and (d) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrate, wherein, (e) in said step (a), said gate and data lines are so formed as to have a U-shape, each, with the respective U-shaped address and data lines arranged in an interdigital fashion; and (f) a plurality of short-circuit lines are so provided as to be connected as a single array.

Claim 10

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of address lines and a plurality of data lines, in an intersecting fashion, over a first substrate; (b) examining the presence or absence of a connection breakage within the address and data lines, and that of short-circuiting between the address and data lines; (c) forming a electrode over a second substrate; and (d) sealing a liquid crystal composition between the first and second substrate, wherein, (e) in said step (a), said gate and data lines are so formed as to have a U-shape, each, with the respective U-shaped address and data lines arranged in an interdigital fashion; and (f) a plurality of short-circuit lines are so provided as to be connected as a single array.