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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Kimikazu Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kimikazu Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F001/1337 ; G02F001/136 ; H01L029/03 ; H01L031/036 ; H01L031/0376 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is provided in which shavings of an alignment layer are accumulated only in regions surrounding a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) in a TFT substrate in a concentrated manner. A barrier made of an insulating material is formed in a manner to cover portions surrounding the TFT including step portions of the TFT on a back channel in the TFT substrate and to be disposed at a place on a downstream side in a rubbing direction.