Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Sahng-Ik Jun

Dong-Gyu Kim

Woon-Yong Park

Seung-Soo Baek

Jeong-Young Lee

Jae-Hong Jeon

Seong-Young Lee

Il-Gon Kim

Yoon-Jang Kim

Yu-Ri Song

Byoung-Sun Na

Young-Mi Tak

Kwon-Young Choi

Yun-Jung Cho

Jang-Kun Song

Kyung-Ho Park

Kee-Bum Park

Jae-ho Lee

Sung-jae Moon

Yong-Woo Lee

Won-hee Lee

Back-Won Lee

Kweon-Sam Hong

Sang-Gun Choi

Yong-Jo Kim

Seung-Hyun Hur

Chae-Woo Chung

Seung-Taek Lim

You-Lee Song

Hyun-duck Son

Seung-Young Lee

A display device and a driving method therefor includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix form, a plurality of gate lines extending in a row direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, pluralities of first and second data lines extending in a column direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, a plurality of charge control lines extending in the row direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, a plurality of gate connection lines connected to at least two adjacent gate lines, respectively, and a plurality of charge connection lines connected to at least two adjacent charge control lines, respectively.

Display device and driving method thereof

Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD), the LCD includes: an insulating substrate; a first gate line and a second gate line which are formed on the insulating substrate and extend parallel to each other; a data line formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the first and second gate lines, and crossing the first and second gate lines; a first subpixel electrode connected to the first gate line and the data line by a first switching device and includes a plurality of first fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof; and a second subpixel electrode connected to the second gate line and the data line by a second switching device and including a plurality of second fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof, wherein the first fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a first gap, and the second fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a second gap, wherein the sum of a width of the first gap and a width of each of the first fine protruding patterns is greater than the sum of a width of the second gap and a width of each of the second protruding patterns.

Liquid crystal display having multiple patterned subpixel electrodes

In an array substrate capable of improving the quality of displayed images and a method for manufacturing the array substrate, the array substrate includes a base substrate, a first conductive pattern including a gate line and a first light-blocking pattern, a semiconductor layer overlapping the light-blocking pattern, a second conductive pattern including a data line and a storage line overlapping the first light-blocking pattern, and a pixel electrode overlapping the storage line to form a storage capacitor. The first conductive pattern may further include a second light-blocking pattern overlapping the semiconductor layer which is formed under the data line. The first and second light-blocking patterns block light proceeding toward the semiconductor layer formed under the storage line and under the data line, respectively, so that the semiconductor layer may be prevented from being excited by light energy.

Array substrate and method for manufacturing the same

A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate, a plurality of gate lines formed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines formed on the substrate, a plurality of switching elements connected to the gate lines and the data lines, a plurality of clock signal transmitting lines formed on the substrate, and a gate driver connected to the gate lines and the clock signal transmitting lines. A direction of each of the clock signal transmitting lines is changed approximately ninety degrees in a first region and a second region. The regions are disposed between an edge of the substrate and the gate driver. A symmetry is present between portions of the clock signal transmitting lines arranged in the first region and the second region.

Display device

Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD), the LCD includes: an insulating substrate; a first gate line and a second gate line which are formed on the insulating substrate and extend parallel to each other; a data line formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the first and second gate lines, and crosses the first and second gate lines; a first subpixel electrode connected to the first gate line and the data line by a first switching device and includes a plurality of first fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof; and a second subpixel electrode connected to the second gate line and the data line by a second switching device and includes a plurality of second fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof, wherein the first fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a first gap, and the second fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a second gap, wherein the sum of a width of the first gap and a width of each of the first fine protruding patterns is greater than the sum of a width of the second gap and a width of each of the second protruding patterns.

Liquid crystal display including subpixel electrodes having fine protruding patterns

In a display substrate and a vertical alignment display panel having the same, the display panel includes an array substrate and an opposite substrate. A plurality of first slit portions are arranged through a pixel area of a common electrode on the array substrate, and the first slit portions extend in a slanted direction. A plurality of grooves and a plurality of protruding portions are alternately arranged at edges facing each other on the first slit portion, so that the first slit portions are patterned. A positive singular point is generated on a side surface of a protruding portion, and a negative singular point is generated between the positive singular points.

Display substrate and display panel having the same

A display panel includes a first substrate having a first line and a second line and a second substrate facing the first substrate. The first substrate includes an electrostatic discharger that is electrically connected to the first line to discharge a static electricity inflowing into the display panel through the first line to an exterior. Also, the second substrate includes a common electrode through which an opening is formed by removing an area of the common electrode corresponding with the electrostatic discharger. Thus, the electrostatic discharger may be prevented from being shorted with the common electrode, thereby preventing a display quality of the display panel from being deteriorated.

Display panel having electrostatic discharger

A thin film transistor array panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer; a source electrode connected to the semiconductor layer; and a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor layer, spaced apart from the source electrode, and including two branches overlapping the gate electrode, wherein the two branches of the drain electrode are spaced apart from each other and lie on a straight line or on two parallel straight lines.

Thin film transistor array panel

Display panel and method thereof

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate and comprises a common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second substrates, the first substrate comprises: a data line and a gate line which cross each other; and a pixel electrode which is bent at least once and comprises a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode which are separated from each other, the first sub-pixel electrode is extended along the direction of the data line, the second sub-pixel electrode comprises a first part located on the right side of the first sub-pixel electrode and a second part located on the left side of the first sub-pixel electrode, and the data line comprises a first data line passing through the first part and a second data line passing through the second part.

Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display (LCD) capable of preventing light leakage includes first and second gate lines which extend in a horizontal direction, a data line which is insulated from the first and second gate lines and crosses the first and second gate lines, first and second thin film transistors (TFTs) which are respectively connected to the first and second gate lines and are connected to the data line, and a pixel electrode which extends in zigzag fashion at an inclination to the first and second gate lines and is divided into a first area and a second area in a direction in which the pixel electrode extends. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode which is connected to the first TFT and has the first area and upper and lower portions of the second area, and a second sub-pixel electrode which is connected to the second TFT, has a middle portion of the second area, and has a lateral side adjoining a first portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, an upper side adjoining a lower side of an upper second portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, and a lower side adjoining an upper side of a lower second portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, the first and second areas being connected by a plurality of connection electrodes, and at least one of the connection electrodes overlapping the second gate line.

Liquid crystal display having first and second thin film transistors and first and second sub-pixel electrodes

A panel for a liquid crystal display and method of fabrication are provided the panel including: a pixel electrode having a plurality of partitions connected to each other; a first wire adjacent to the pixel electrode and applied with a voltage different from a voltage applied to the pixel electrode; and a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, supplying a signal to the pixel electrode, and having a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein a portion of the drain electrode extends between the pixel electrode and the first wire, wherein at least one of connecting members connecting the plurality of partitions of the pixel electrode covers the first wire.

Liquid crystal display panel having wide viewing angle

In an array substrate, an LCD panel having the same and an LCD device having the same, the array substrate may include an insulating substrate, a switching element (e.g., a transistor such as a TFT), a main pixel portion, a coupling capacitor and a sub-pixel portion. The switching element may be formed on the insulating substrate in a pixel region defined by gate and data lines adjacent to each other. The gate and data lines may be formed on the insulating substrate. The main pixel portion is on a first (e.g., central) portion of the pixel region. The coupling capacitor is electrically connected to the switching element. The coupling capacitor is on the insulating substrate. The sub-pixel portion is electrically connected to the coupling capacitor. The sub-pixel portion is on a second (e.g., peripheral) portion of the pixel region. Therefore, an image display quality is improved.

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Sahng-Ik Jun