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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Yao, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ronald T Fulks, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jackson Ho, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349 38 ; 349 46 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an integrated dark matrix for an active matrix liquid crystal display. A plurality of pixel electrodes overlap at least one of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. A perimeter of the pixel electrodes overlaps the gate lines and/or data lines by twice the distance that the pixel electrode is above the gate and data lines, respectively to obtain a viewing angle of over 60 degrees.