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US5335102A
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Liquid crystal display element and method for treating defective pixels therein
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1991-02-19
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2011-02-19
Abstract
Abstract An active matrix display device comprising: scanning branch lines each branching from the scanning line; and switching elements each formed on an end portion of the scanning branch line, wherein the distance between the scanning line side of the switching element and the scanning line is so provided as to enable the scanning branch line to be cut off by irradiation with light energy. Alternatively, an active matrix display device comprising: a conductive layer disposed under the signal line and the pixel electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween; and a conductive piece formed between the pixel electrode and the insulating film.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuzuru Kanemori
- 👤 Mikio Katayama
- 👤 Kiyoshi Nakazawa
- 👤 Hiroaki Kato
- 👤 Kozo Yano
- 👤 Naofumi Kondo
- 👤 Hiroshi Fujiki
- 👤 Toshiaki Fujihara
- 👤 Hidenori Negoto
- 👤 Manabu Takahama
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 16:56
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/1306; G02F1/1309; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136213; G02F1/136259; G02F1/136268; G02F2201/00; G02F2201/50; G02F2201/506; G02F2201/508
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and said pixel electrode and extending therebetween; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, respectively; and a conductive piece formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating a conductive connection between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, said conductive layer facilitating another conductive connection between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line under a defective condition of said switching element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and said pixel electrode and extending therebetween; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, respectively; and a conductive piece formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating a conductive connection between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, said conductive layer facilitating another conductive connection between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line under a defective condition of said switching element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged respectively orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and said pixel electrode and extending therebetween; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, respectively; and a conductive piece formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating a conductive connection between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to a scanning line adjacent to said scanning line connected to said pixel electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
154 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged respectively orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and said pixel electrode and extending therebetween; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, respectively; and a conductive piece formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating a conductive connection between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to a scanning line adjacent to said scanning line connected to said pixel electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
165 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged respectively orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and said pixel electrode and extending therebetween; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, respectively; and a conductive piece formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating a conductive connection between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, and further comprising a supplemental capacitor electrode disposed opposite to said pixel electrode with said insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to said supplemental capacitor electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
165 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged respectively orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and said pixel electrode and extending therebetween; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, respectively; and a conductive piece formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating a conductive connection between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, and further comprising a supplemental capacitor electrode disposed opposite to said pixel electrode with said insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to said supplemental capacitor electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
209 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix display device, comprising the steps of: forming an active matrix substrate which comprises an insulating substrate, scanning lines and signal lines arranged in vertical and horizontal directions on said substrate, scanning branch lines each branching from said scanning line, switching elements each formed on an end portion of said scanning branch line, and pixel electrodes each connected to said switching element, the distance between the scanning line side of said switching element and said scanning line being so provided as to allow said scanning branch line to be cut off by irradiation with light energy; attaching an opposing substrate to said active matrix substrate with a display medium sandwiched between said active matrix substrate and said opposing substrate; detecting a pixel defect by observing the brightness at every pixel under the condition that a driving voltage is applied to said pixel electrodes from said scanning lines and said signal lines via said switching elements; and irradiating light energy onto the switching element connected to a defective pixel electrode causing said pixel defect to conductively connect said defective pixel electrode to said signal line, and irradiating light energy onto said scanning branch line to disconnect said scanning branch line from said scanning line.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
209 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix display device, comprising the steps of: forming an active matrix substrate which comprises an insulating substrate, scanning lines and signal lines arranged in vertical and horizontal directions on said substrate, scanning branch lines each branching from said scanning line, switching elements each formed on an end portion of said scanning branch line, and pixel electrodes each connected to said switching element, the distance between the scanning line side of said switching element and said scanning line being so provided as to allow said scanning branch line to be cut off by irradiation with light energy; attaching an opposing substrate to said active matrix substrate with a display medium sandwiched between said active matrix substrate and said opposing substrate; detecting a pixel defect by observing the brightness at every pixel under the condition that a driving voltage is applied to said pixel electrodes from said scanning lines and said signal lines via said switching elements; and irradiating light energy onto the switching element connected to a defective pixel electrode causing said pixel defect to conductively connect said defective pixel electrode to said signal line, and irradiating light energy onto said scanning branch line to disconnect said scanning branch line from said scanning line.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
206 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix display device, comprising the steps of: forming an active matrix substrate which comprises an insulating substrate, scanning lines and signal lines arranged in vertical and horizontal directions on said substrate, pixel electrode each connected to said scanning line and said signal line via a switching element, conductive layers each disposed under said signal lines and said pixel electrodes with an insulating film interposed therebetween, and conductive pieces each formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film; attaching an opposing substrate to said active matrix substrate with a display medium sandwiched between said active matrix substrate and said opposing substrate; detecting a pixel defect by observing the brightness at every pixel under the condition that a driving voltage is applied to said pixel electrodes from said scanning lines and said signal lines via said switching elements; and irradiating light energy onto the superimposed portion of said conductive layer and said conductive piece connected to a defective pixel electrode causing said pixel defect to conductively connect said defective pixel electrode to said conductive layer, and irradiating light energy onto the superimposed portion of said signal line and said conductive layer to conductively connect said signal line to said conductive layer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
206 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix display device, comprising the steps of: forming an active matrix substrate which comprises an insulating substrate, scanning lines and signal lines arranged in vertical and horizontal directions on said substrate, pixel electrode each connected to said scanning line and said signal line via a switching element, conductive layers each disposed under said signal lines and said pixel electrodes with an insulating film interposed therebetween, and conductive pieces each formed between said pixel electrode and said insulating film; attaching an opposing substrate to said active matrix substrate with a display medium sandwiched between said active matrix substrate and said opposing substrate; detecting a pixel defect by observing the brightness at every pixel under the condition that a driving voltage is applied to said pixel electrodes from said scanning lines and said signal lines via said switching elements; and irradiating light energy onto the superimposed portion of said conductive layer and said conductive piece connected to a defective pixel electrode causing said pixel defect to conductively connect said defective pixel electrode to said conductive layer, and irradiating light energy onto the superimposed portion of said signal line and said conductive layer to conductively connect said signal line to said conductive layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
152 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and extending between a pair of adjacent pixel electrodes and connected to a scanning line adjacent to said scanning line connected to said pixel electrodes; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, respectively; and conductive pieces each formed between said insulating film and one of said pair of pixel electrodes and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating conductive connections between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes and between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
152 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and extending between a pair of adjacent pixel electrodes and connected to a scanning line adjacent to said scanning line connected to said pixel electrodes; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, respectively; and conductive pieces each formed between said insulating film and one of said pair of pixel electrodes and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating conductive connections between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes and between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
160 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and extending between a pair of adjacent pixel electrodes; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, respectively; and conductive pieces each formed between said insulating film and one of said pair of pixel electrode and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating conductive connections between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, and wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to a scanning line adjacent to said scanning line connected to said pixel electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
160 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and extending between a pair of adjacent pixel electrodes; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, respectively; and conductive pieces each formed between said insulating film and one of said pair of pixel electrode and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating conductive connections between said conductive layer and said pixel electrode, and wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to a scanning line adjacent to said scanning line connected to said pixel electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
169 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and extending between a pair of adjacent pixel electrodes; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, respectively; and conductive pieces each formed between said insulating film and one of said pair of pixel electrodes and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating conductive connections between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, and further comprising a supplemental capacitor electrode disposed opposite to said pixel electrode with said insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to said supplemental capacitor electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
169 words
An active matrix display device comprising: a pair of insulating substrates at least one of which is light transmitting; scanning lines and signal lines arranged orthogonally on one of said pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes each connected to an adjacent scanning line and an adjacent signal line via a switching element, a conductive layer disposed under said adjacent signal line and extending between a pair of adjacent pixel electrodes; an insulating film interposed between said conductive layer and said adjacent signal line, and between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, respectively; and conductive pieces each formed between said insulating film and one of said pair of pixel electrodes and overlapping said conductive layer for facilitating conductive connections between said conductive layer and said pixel electrodes, and further comprising a supplemental capacitor electrode disposed opposite to said pixel electrode with said insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein said conductive layer is conductively connected to said supplemental capacitor electrode and an anodic oxide film is formed on said conductive layer.
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