Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Jong-Woong Chang

Dong-Gyu Kim

Byoung-Sun Na

Shin-Tack Kang

Seong-Young Lee

Jae-Ho Choi

Jun-Ho Song

Young-Bae Park

Sung-Wook Huh

Jang-Kun Song

Hyang-Shik Kong

Kye-Hun Lee

Ho-Kyoon Kwon

Jung-Uk Shim

Jin-Tae Yuh

Hyun-Sik Lee

Woon-Yong Park

Yun-Hee Kwak

Sung-Man Kim

Yeong-Keun Kwon

Young-Goo Song

Jeong-Il Kim

Joo-Ae Yoon

Dong-Hyun Ki

Myung-Koo Hur

Myung-Jae Park

Jong-Hyuk Lee

Seung-Hwan Moon

Jae-Hoon Lee

Chul Huh

Sang-Hun Lee

Seung-Soo Baek

Bo-Ra Kim

Dong-gyu Kim

Hong-Woo Lee

Yui-Ku Lee

Kweon-Sam Hong

Hyeon-Hwan Kim

Byeong-Jae Ahn

Duc-Han Cho

Yun Chan Heo

Gyu-Tae Kim

Kyong-Sik Choi

Dae-Ho Song

Kee-Byem Kim

Yun-Soo Kim

You-Mee Hyun

Jong-Huan Lee

Kang-Nam Kim

Shin-tack Kang

Provided are a display substrate and a method of fabricating the same. The display substrate includes: a substrate including a display area and a first non-display area and a second non-display area which are located around the display area; first signal transmission portions located in the first non-display area; second signal transmission portions located in the second non-display area; and a seal line including a first seal line pattern disposed on the first signal transmission portions and a second seal line pattern disposed on the second signal transmission portions, wherein each of the first signal transmission portions includes a gate wiring and a step compensation portion which is disposed on the gate wiring and under the first seal line pattern, and the first seal line pattern overlaps the step compensation portion.

Display substrate having more uniform cell gap and method of fabricating the same

A method of repairing a short of a pixel electrode and a storage electrode including irradiating laser to separate a portion shorted to the pixel electrode among the storage electrode to be disconnected, in which the storage electrode includes a first portion overlapping a data line between two adjacent gate lines and a second portion connected to the first portion and enclosing an edge of a pixel area except for a region where the first portion is formed, the pixel area is defined by the data line and a gate line, a thin film transistor is coupled to the data line, the gate line, and the pixel electrode, and two adjacent pixel areas are defined by the two adjacent gate lines and two adjacent data lines, and the storage electrode is branched between pixel electrodes respectively formed in the two adjacent pixel areas.

Thin film transistor array panel, liquid crystal display, and method to repair the same

A method to repair a data line in a thin film transistor array panel includes, if the data line is disconnected at a disconnection portion, irradiating a laser on at least one side of the disconnected portion of the data line to short the data line and a storage electrode, and irradiating the laser to separate a portion shorted to the data line among the storage electrode to be disconnected. The storage electrode includes a first portion overlapping the data line between two adjacent gate lines and a second portion connected to the first portion and enclosing an edge of a pixel area except for a region where the first portion is formed. Two adjacent pixel areas are defined by the two adjacent gate lines and two adjacent data lines, and the storage electrode is branched between pixel electrodes.

A liquid crystal display panel with enhanced image quality is disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel has a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to gate line and data line, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and floating electrode(s). The floating electrode extends along the data line to prevent light leakage and vertical crosstalk. Throughout the whole liquid crystal display panel, the floating electrode is electrically interconnected to lessen vertical crosstalk.

Liquid crystal display panel having a light blocking electrode

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line and a data line insulated from each other an insulating substrate where the gate line and the data line cross each other to define a pixel region, a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed at an intersection of the gate line and the data line, a floating electrode where at least a portion of the floating electrode overlaps the data line, and a pixel electrode disposed at the pixel region where the pixel electrode is connected to the TFT and overlaps the at least a portion of the floating electrode.

Thin film transistor array panel with overlapping floating electrodes and pixel electrodes

The present invention relates to a thin film transistor array panel, a liquid crystal display, and a method capable of reducing an effect on neighboring pixels in a process of repairing a pixel defect. The thin film transistor array panel may include: a thin film transistor connected to a gate line and a data line to define a pixel area; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel area and connected to the thin film transistor; and a storage electrode including a first portion overlapping the data line between two adjacent gate lines. The storage electrode may also include a second portion connected to the first portion and enclosing an edge of the pixel area except for a region where the first portion is formed. The storage electrode may be branched between pixel electrodes respectively formed in two adjacent pixel areas.

A liquid crystal display device and a method of repairing bad pixels thereof, in which the bad pixels can be efficiently and easily repaired, includes a first insulating substrate, a gate wiring and a storage wiring arranged substantially parallel to each other in a first direction on the first insulating substrate, a data wiring intersecting the gate and storage wirings in an insulated manner and arranged substantially in a second direction, and a pixel electrode formed on a pixel area defined by the gate and data wirings. The storage wiring includes a horizontal portion arranged substantially in the first direction and at least a part of which does not overlap the pixel electrode, and a vertical portion branching off substantially in the second direction from the horizontal portion and overlapping the data wiring.

Liquid crystal display device and method of repairing bad pixels therein

A gate drive circuit in which multiple stages are connected together one after each other. An n-th stage includes a pull-up part, a carry part, a pull-down part, a switching part, a first maintaining part and a second maintaining part. The pull-up part outputs a high voltage of a first clock signal. The carry part outputs a high voltage of the first clock signal. The pull-down part pulls-down the n-th gate signal into a first low voltage. The switching part outputs a first signal synchronized with the first clock signal during an interval other than a high voltage output interval of the n-th carry signal. The first maintaining part maintains the n-th gate signal at the first low voltage in response to the first signal. The second maintaining part maintains the n-th gate signal at the first low voltage in response to a second signal.

Gate drive circuit and display device having the gate drive circuit

A display substrate includes a data line disposed on a base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed at a first side of the data line, a second pixel electrode disposed at a second side of the data line and a storage electrode overlapping with the data line. The storage electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode by a first overlapping width, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode by a second overlapping width larger than the first overlapping width.

Display substrate, method of manufacturing the same and display panel having the same

A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source, a polarizer, and a transparent reflective element. The display panel includes a color filter including a first portion and a second portion in a pixel area. The first portion has a first light transmittance. The second portion has a second light transmittance higher than the first light transmittance. The light source provides a light to the display panel. The polarizer is disposed between the light source and the display. The polarizer polarizes the light. The transparent reflective element is spaced apart from the display panel. The transparent reflective element reflects an image provided from the display panel.

Display apparatus including recessed color filters

A display substrate includes a gate line extended in one direction of a base substrate, a first data line extended in a direction crossing the gate line, a transverse storage line extended in the extending direction of the gate line and crossing the first data line, a longitudinal storage line extended in the extending direction of the first data line and crossing the transverse storage line, a portion of an overlapping area between the longitudinal storage line and the transverse storage line is exposed in a contact part region having an opening partially exposing the transverse storage line. A contact electrode covers the contact part opening and makes electrical contact with each of the transverse storage line and the longitudinal storage line.

Display substrate

An array substrate includes a gate line, a data line, a plurality of common electrodes, a shield electrode, and a pixel electrode. The gate line is extended along a first direction, and the data line is extended along a second direction. The common electrodes are formed in a plurality of pixel areas. The common electrodes are spaced apart from each other. The shield electrode is formed below the data line and formed between the common electrodes formed in the pixel areas adjacent to each other. The pixel electrode is overlapped with the common electrodes. The pixel electrode has a plurality of openings formed thereon. Therefore, an electric field of a common electrode pattern may prevent coupling between a pixel electrode and a data line, so that a distance between the pixel electrode and the data line may be minimized, and thus an aperture ratio and light transmittance may be enhanced.

Array substrate and display panel having the same

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Jong-Woong Chang