WO2013065529A1 - 薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板及び液晶表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thin film transistor array substrate and a liquid crystal display device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a thin film transistor array substrate and a liquid crystal display device used for a liquid crystal display device including liquid crystal molecules that are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the substrate when no voltage is applied.
- a thin film transistor array substrate can be controlled to display and non-display by electrically controlling a display device and the like.
- the thin film transistor array substrate is generally used widely as a substrate for sandwiching liquid crystals. ing.
- it is indispensable for daily life and business, such as personal computers, televisions, car-mounted devices such as car navigation, displays of portable information terminals such as mobile phones, display devices capable of stereoscopic display, etc. It has become.
- a thin film transistor array substrate for liquid crystal display devices of various modes related to electrode arrangement for changing the optical characteristics of the liquid crystal layer has been studied.
- VA vertical alignment
- IPS In-plane switching
- FFS fringe field switching
- an FFS driving type liquid crystal display device a thin film transistor type liquid crystal display having high-speed response and a wide viewing angle, a first substrate having a first common electrode layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a second common A second substrate having both electrode layers, a liquid crystal sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, high-speed response to a high input data transfer rate, and a wide field of view for a viewer An electric field is generated between the first common electrode layer on the first substrate and both the pixel electrode layer and the second common electrode layer on the second substrate to provide a corner.
- a display including the means is disclosed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).
- a liquid crystal device for applying a lateral electric field by a plurality of electrodes a liquid crystal device in which a liquid crystal layer made of a liquid crystal having a positive dielectric anisotropy is sandwiched between a pair of substrates arranged opposite to each other, The first substrate and the second substrate constituting the substrate are opposed to each other with the liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, and an electrode for applying a vertical electric field to the liquid crystal layer is provided.
- a liquid crystal device provided with a plurality of electrodes for applying a lateral electric field to the liquid crystal layer is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- the upper layer slit in the lower substrate is raised (while the display state changes from the dark state [black display] to the bright state [white display]). Due to the fringe electric field (FFS drive) generated between the electrode and the lower planar electrode, the fall (while the display state changes from the bright state [white display] to the dark state [black display]) is generated by the potential difference between the substrates.
- FFS drive fringe electric field
- the liquid crystal molecules can be rotated by the electric field to achieve high-speed response.
- Patent Document 2 describes that a response speed is improved by using comb driving in a liquid crystal display device having a three-layer electrode structure. It should be noted that the vertical alignment type liquid crystal display device, which is a method that is advantageous for obtaining a wide viewing angle, high contrast characteristics, etc., is only described about a twisted nematic (TN) mode liquid crystal device. None is disclosed.
- TN twisted nematic
- the rise is a lateral electric field between upper layer comb-teeth electrodes (or an upper layer electrode and a lower layer electrode).
- a fringe electric field by fringe driving) and a fall can be caused by a vertical electric field generated by a potential difference between the substrates, and the rise and fall of the liquid crystal molecules can be rotated by the electric field to achieve a high-speed response.
- the upper layer electrode can generate a transverse electric field like a pair of comb-tooth electrodes. The rate can be improved.
- the drain electrode is electrically connected (connected) to the electrode (ITO), but the aperture ratio decreases depending on the connection method.
- the connection cannot be made well due to the positional relationship between the shape of the electrode and the TFT.
- the electrode structure of the thin film transistor array substrate In the liquid crystal device having the vertical alignment type three-layer electrode as described above, the electrode structure of the thin film transistor array substrate, the relationship between the electrode structure and the transmittance, etc. as appropriate are described in the above-mentioned prior art documents.
- the invention described in the patent literature has room for further improvement.
- the driving method is not particularly mentioned in the above-mentioned patent documents as prior art documents, and Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2011-142346 and 2011-142351, and the ITO and the drain electrode are electrically connected. However, there is no description about the problem and its solution.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and a thin film transistor array substrate having a large aperture ratio that can be suitably applied to a liquid crystal display device having a three-layer electrode structure capable of achieving high-speed response and high transmittance, and a liquid crystal including the same
- the object is to provide a display device.
- the present inventors have studied to achieve both high-speed response and high transmittance in a vertical alignment type liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device, and a liquid crystal that controls alignment of liquid crystal molecules by an electric field at both rising and falling. Attention was focused on a thin film transistor array substrate used in a display device.
- an electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate includes a first electrode (a pair of comb electrodes) and a second electrode (planar electrode), and the pair of comb teeth
- One of the electrodes includes a linear portion along the source bus line
- the other of the pair of comb electrodes includes a linear portion along the gate bus line, and the line along the source bus line
- the ridge portion is provided laterally with respect to the linear portion along the gate bus line and is in contact with the drain electrode of the thin film transistor element at a position overlapping the gate bus line.
- such a thin film transistor array substrate has a thin film transistor array substrate sandwiching a liquid crystal layer and a counter substrate having electrodes, and the rising is a lateral electric field between upper layer comb-teeth electrodes (or upper layer electrode and lower layer electrode). (Fringing electric field due to fringe driving with electrode) and falling are found to be particularly suitable for a liquid crystal display device that generates a vertical electric field due to the potential difference between the substrates, thereby rotating the liquid crystal molecules by the electric field at both rising and falling.
- the inventors have found that a high-speed response can be achieved, and have conceived that the above-mentioned problems can be solved brilliantly, and have reached the present invention.
- the present invention it is possible to achieve high-speed response and high transmittance in a liquid crystal display device having a vertical alignment type three-layer electrode structure by devising the arrangement of pixel electrodes and the like of the thin film transistor array substrate in this way. This is different from the invention described in the prior art document in this respect. More specifically, the field sequential drive type liquid crystal display device and the response speed problem are particularly noticeable in a low temperature environment. In the present invention, this can be solved and the transmittance can be improved. .
- the present invention is a thin film transistor array substrate having a thin film transistor element, a gate bus line, and a source bus line
- the thin film transistor array substrate having an electrode
- the electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode.
- the first electrode includes a linear portion along the source bus line
- the first electrode includes a linear portion along the gate bus line, and the linear portion along the source bus line. At least one of them is disposed laterally with respect to the linear portion along the gate bus line when the main surface of the substrate is viewed in plan, and is connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor element at a position overlapping the gate bus line.
- the second electrode is a thin film transistor array substrate which is a planar electrode.
- a linear portion along the source bus line in the first electrode (preferably one of a pair of comb electrodes as described later) It means passing over the extension of the linear portion along the gate bus line in the other of the comb-tooth electrodes.
- the linear portion along the source bus line is disposed so as to extend from one side separated from the linear portion along the gate bus line and its extension line to the other side.
- the linear portion along the source bus line is connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor element at a position appropriately overlapping with the gate bus line, and the aperture ratio is not lowered at the connection location (contact portion). can do.
- the linear portion along the gate bus line does not have to be provided in a vertical direction with respect to the linear portion along the gate bus line as long as the effect of the present invention is achieved. However, it is preferable that it is arranged in a substantially vertical direction.
- the first electrode is a pair of comb electrodes, and one of the pair of comb electrodes includes a linear portion along the source bus line, and the other of the pair of comb electrodes is a gate.
- a linear portion extending along the bus line, and at least one of the linear portions extending along the source bus line is a linear portion extending along the gate bus line when the substrate main surface is viewed in plan view
- the thin film transistor element is preferably connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor element at a position overlapping with the gate bus line.
- the linear portion along the source bus line is preferably longer than the linear portion along the gate bus line when the substrate main surface is viewed in plan.
- the length of the linear portion along the source bus line is 1.05 to 1.5 times the length of the linear portion along the gate bus line when the substrate main surface is viewed in plan. It can be tripled.
- the thin film transistor at a position where the linear portion along the source bus line more appropriately overlaps the gate bus line. It can be connected to the drain electrode of the element.
- the source bus line preferably includes at least two source bus lines capable of simultaneously driving at least two pixels along the source bus line. More preferably, the two pixels are adjacent to each other along the source bus line. Thus, for example, by using double source driving, in a large-sized liquid crystal display panel, the signal writing time to the pixel becomes sufficiently long, and the pixel can be sufficiently charged.
- the source bus line includes two source bus lines that can simultaneously drive two adjacent pixels along the source bus line. Further, as long as the above effect can be exhibited, all the source lines in the thin film transistor array substrate may not be used to drive at least two adjacent pixels simultaneously.
- the first electrode is disposed for each pixel, and the linear portion along the gate bus line passes through the center of the pixel and is disposed at each of two adjacent pixels along the source bus line.
- the electrodes preferably have structures that are inverted with each other when the main surface of the substrate is viewed in plan.
- the inverted structure refers to an electrode structure that is substantially the same as the electrode structure when the pixel is rotated 180 °.
- the first electrode is sequentially moved along the source bus line in this way. With the inverted structure, the linear portion along the source bus line can be connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor element at a position overlapping the gate bus line.
- the thin film transistor array substrate has at least four source bus lines that overlap with one pixel (picture element), and each of the two source bus lines that enter the one from the outside of the pixel has the pair of comb teeth. It is preferably electrically connected to one of the electrodes or electrically connected to the other of the pair of comb electrodes.
- each of the two source bus lines that enter the one from the outside of the pixel has the pair of comb teeth. It is preferably electrically connected to one of the electrodes or electrically connected to the other of the pair of comb electrodes.
- the lower layer electrode may be driven by being connected along the source bus line or the gate bus line without the TFT for each pixel, the number of source bus lines is at least four. In the case where the lower layer electrode is driven by a TFT for each pixel, normally, six source bus lines overlap with one pixel (picture element).
- the thin film transistor array substrate has at least four source bus lines that overlap with one pixel, and two source bus lines that enter one from the outside of the pixel are linear lines outside the pair of comb electrodes. It is preferable to be connected to the part. It is particularly preferable that two source bus lines that enter one line from the outside of the pixel are connected to the outermost linear portions of the pair of comb electrodes.
- the term “outside” means, for example, a position closer to the outside in the pixel in the longitudinal direction of the gate bus line. All the TFTs and the pixel electrodes can be suitably connected by connecting the source bus lines that enter one line in this way.
- the planar electrodes are preferably connected in common between pixels in the source bus line direction or between pixels in the gate bus line direction. Thereby, for example, one TFT per pixel can be reduced, and as a result, the aperture ratio can be increased.
- the thin film transistor element preferably includes an oxide semiconductor.
- the first electrode is preferably an electrode for generating a lateral electric field.
- the horizontal electric field is an electric field in the horizontal direction with respect to the main surface of the substrate, and the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is usually for white display by generating the electric field in the horizontal direction. That is, the lateral electric field may be an electric field including a horizontal component such as a fringe electric field generated between the upper layer electrode and the lower layer electrode of the substrate, but a pair of comb electrodes (preferably provided in the same layer). A transverse electric field generated between a pair of comb electrodes) is preferable.
- the first electrode is preferably a pair of comb electrodes.
- the pair of comb electrodes may be anything as long as it can be said that the two comb electrodes face each other when the substrate main surface is viewed in plan. Since a pair of comb electrodes can generate a lateral electric field between the comb electrodes, when the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy, the response performance and transmission at the time of rising When the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy, the liquid crystal molecules can be rotated by a lateral electric field at the time of falling to achieve a high-speed response.
- the electrodes of the first substrate and the second substrate may be any electrode as long as it can provide a potential difference between the substrates, whereby the liquid crystal layer has liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy.
- a vertical electric field is generated by the potential difference between the substrates at the time of falling when including and when the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy, and the liquid crystal molecules are rotated by the electric field and rotated at high speed. Can be responsive.
- the pair of comb electrodes may be provided in the same layer, and the pair of comb electrodes may be provided in different layers as long as the effects of the present invention can be exhibited.
- the electrodes are preferably provided in the same layer.
- a pair of comb electrodes is provided in the same layer when each comb electrode has a common member (for example, an insulating layer, a liquid crystal layer side and / or a side opposite to the liquid crystal layer side). A liquid crystal layer, etc.).
- the comb-tooth portions are respectively along when the main surface of the substrate is viewed in plan.
- the comb-tooth portions of the pair of comb-tooth electrodes are substantially parallel, in other words, each of the pair of comb-tooth electrodes has a plurality of substantially parallel slits.
- the pair of comb electrodes can have different potentials at a threshold voltage or higher.
- it means a voltage value that gives a transmittance of 5% when the transmittance in the bright state is set to 100%.
- the potential different from the threshold voltage can be any voltage as long as it can realize a driving operation with a potential different from the threshold voltage. This makes it possible to suitably control the electric field applied to the liquid crystal layer. Become.
- a preferable upper limit value of the different potential is, for example, 20V.
- one of the pair of comb electrodes is driven by one TFT and the other comb electrode is driven by another TFT.
- a pair of comb electrodes can be set to different potentials by conducting with the lower electrode of the other comb electrode.
- the width of the comb tooth portion in the pair of comb electrodes is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more, for example.
- the width between the comb tooth portions (also referred to as a space in the present specification) is preferably 2 ⁇ m to 7 ⁇ m, for example.
- the planar electrode included in the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention includes a form of being electrically connected in a plurality of pixels in this specification.
- the planar electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate all the pixels Among them, a form that is electrically connected, a form that is electrically connected along the pixel line, and the like are preferable.
- the electrodes on the liquid crystal layer side of the thin film transistor array substrate are a pair of comb electrodes (or slit electrodes), and the electrode on the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer side of the thin film transistor array substrate (lower layer electrode) is a planar electrode.
- the form is particularly preferred.
- a planar electrode can be provided under the pair of comb-tooth electrodes (or slit electrodes) of the thin film transistor array substrate via an insulating layer.
- planar electrodes of the thin film transistor array substrate are preferably electrically connected along pixel lines, but may be independent for each pixel.
- the planar electrode which is the lower layer electrode when one of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes is electrically connected to the planar electrode which is the lower layer electrode, when the planar electrode is electrically connected along the pixel line, the comb-shaped electrode also It is a form that is electrically connected along the pixel line, and this form is also one of the preferred forms of the present invention.
- the planar electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention preferably has a planar shape at least where it overlaps with the electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate when the main surface of the substrate is viewed in plan.
- the term “electrically connected along the pixel line” may be used as long as it is electrically connected across a plurality of pixels along at least one of the vertical and horizontal arrays of pixels.
- the electrodes it is not necessary for the electrodes to be electrically connected to all the pixel lines, and any electrode can be used as long as it can be said to be substantially electrically connected along the pixel lines in the liquid crystal display panel.
- the planar electrode is preferably formed through a pair of comb electrodes and an electric resistance layer.
- the electrical resistance layer is preferably an insulating layer.
- the insulating layer may be an insulating layer in the technical field of the present invention.
- the planar electrodes are electrically connected within the same pixel column.
- the same pixel column is a pixel column arranged along a gate bus line in the active matrix substrate when the main surface of the substrate is viewed in plan.
- the planar electrodes of the first substrate and / or the planar electrodes of the second substrate are electrically connected in the same pixel column, so that, for example, every pixel corresponding to an even number of gate bus lines is odd.
- a voltage can be applied to the electrode so that the potential change is reversed, and a vertical electric field can be suitably generated to achieve high-speed response.
- the planar electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate may be a surface electrode in the technical field of the present invention, and may have an alignment regulating structure such as a rib or a slit in a partial region thereof, May have the alignment regulating structure at the center portion of the pixel when viewed in plan, but those having substantially no alignment regulating structure are suitable.
- the potential change can be reversed by applying to the lower layer electrode (planar electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate) commonly connected to the even lines and the odd lines.
- the potential of the electrode held at a constant voltage may be an intermediate potential.
- the potential of the electrode held at the constant voltage is considered to be 0 V, the polarity of the voltage applied to the lower layer electrode for each bus line is reversed. It can be said that it is done.
- the thin film transistor array substrate included in the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is one of a pair of substrates for sandwiching a liquid crystal layer.
- an insulating substrate such as glass or resin is used as a base, and wiring, electrodes, and colors are formed on the insulating substrate. It is formed by making a filter or the like.
- At least one of the pair of comb electrodes is a pixel electrode, and the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention is an active matrix substrate.
- the present invention is also a liquid crystal display device including the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention.
- the preferred form of the thin film transistor array substrate in the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is the same as the preferred form of the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention described above.
- the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention usually includes the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention, a counter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between both substrates.
- the counter substrate preferably has an electrode.
- the electrode is more preferably a planar electrode.
- the planar electrode of the counter substrate may be any surface shape in the technical field of the present invention, and may have an alignment regulating structure such as a rib or a slit in a partial region, or the substrate main surface may be planar. When viewed, the alignment regulating structure may be provided at the center of the pixel, but those having substantially no orientation regulating structure are suitable.
- the liquid crystal layer usually contains a horizontal component with respect to the main surface of the substrate at a threshold voltage or higher due to an electric field generated between the electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention or the thin film transistor array substrate of the present invention and the counter substrate.
- the orientation in the horizontal direction may be anything that can be said to be oriented in the horizontal direction in the technical field of the present invention due to, for example, an electric field generated between a pair of comb electrodes. Thereby, the transmittance can be further improved.
- the liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal layer are preferably substantially composed of liquid crystal molecules that are aligned at a threshold voltage or higher in the horizontal direction with respect to the main surface of the substrate.
- the liquid crystal layer preferably includes liquid crystal molecules (positive liquid crystal molecules) having positive dielectric anisotropy.
- the liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy are aligned in a certain direction when an electric field is applied, and the alignment control is easy, and a faster response can be achieved.
- the liquid crystal layer preferably also includes liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy (negative liquid crystal molecules). Thereby, the transmittance can be further improved. That is, it is preferable that the liquid crystal molecules are substantially composed of liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy from the viewpoint of high-speed response, and the liquid crystal molecules are negative from the viewpoint of transmittance. It can be said that it is preferable to be substantially composed of liquid crystal molecules having a dielectric anisotropy of
- the thin film transistor array substrate and the counter substrate usually have an alignment film on at least one liquid crystal layer side.
- the alignment film is preferably a vertical alignment film.
- the alignment film include alignment films formed from organic materials and inorganic materials, and photo-alignment films formed from photoactive materials.
- the alignment film may be an alignment film that has not been subjected to an alignment process such as a rubbing process.
- the thin film transistor array substrate and the counter substrate preferably have a polarizing plate on the side opposite to at least one liquid crystal layer side.
- the polarizing plate is preferably a circular polarizing plate. With such a configuration, the transmittance improvement effect can be further exhibited.
- the polarizing plate is also preferably a linear polarizing plate. With such a configuration, the viewing angle characteristics can be improved.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention usually generates a potential difference between at least an electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate and an electrode of the counter substrate when a vertical electric field is generated.
- a preferred form is a form in which a higher potential difference is generated between the electrodes of the thin film transistor array substrate and the electrodes of the counter substrate than between electrodes (for example, a pair of comb electrodes) of the thin film transistor array substrate.
- a potential difference is usually generated at least between electrodes (for example, a pair of comb electrodes) included in the thin film transistor array substrate. For example, a higher potential difference can be generated between the electrodes of the thin film transistor array substrate than between the electrodes of the thin film transistor array substrate and the electrodes of the counter substrate. In the case of performing low gradation display, a mode in which a lower potential difference is generated between the electrodes of the thin film transistor array substrate than between the electrodes of the thin film transistor array substrate and the electrodes of the counter substrate may be employed.
- the counter substrate provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is one of a pair of substrates for sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. For example, an insulating substrate such as glass or resin is used as a base, and wiring, electrodes, and color filters are formed on the insulating substrate. It is formed by making etc.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention may be any of a transmissive type, a reflective type, and a transflective type.
- examples of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention include in-vehicle devices such as personal computers, televisions, and car navigation systems, displays for portable information terminals such as mobile phones, and in particular, in-vehicle devices such as car navigation systems. It is preferable to be applied to equipment used in a low temperature environment such as.
- the planar electrodes are preferably electrically connected along the pixel line.
- the planar electrode may be composed of a transparent conductor and a metal conductor that is electrically connected to the transparent conductor.
- At least one of the pair of comb-tooth electrodes can be electrically connected to the planar electrode.
- the electrode is electrically connected along the pixel line, in other words, the electrode is electrically connected at least for each identical pixel line. May be connected for every one pixel line, or may be connected for every n pixel lines (each n lines), both of which are preferable. Note that n is an integer of 2 or more.
- the electrode is connected to each of a plurality (n) of pixel lines as long as the electrodes corresponding to the plurality of pixel lines are electrically connected. For example, the electrodes are odd-numbered. A form of electrical connection for every pixel line and every even-numbered pixel line is also included.
- the plurality of lines are usually reversed at the same time.
- the configuration of the thin film transistor array substrate and the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is not particularly limited by other components as long as such components are formed as essential, and the thin film transistor array substrate and the liquid crystal display are not limited. Other configurations normally used in the apparatus can be applied as appropriate.
- the thin film transistor array substrate and the liquid crystal display device of the present invention can be suitably applied to a liquid crystal display device having a three-layer electrode structure that can achieve high-speed response and high transmittance, and can have a large aperture ratio.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of the thin film transistor array substrate according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to a modification of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows arrangement
- 6 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows an example of the liquid crystal display device of this embodiment. It is a plane schematic diagram around the active drive element used in the present embodiment. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the active drive element periphery used for this embodiment.
- 6 is a schematic diagram of a pixel plane of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 1 Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Comparative Example 3.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to a modification of Comparative Example 3.
- a pixel may be a picture element (sub-pixel) unless otherwise specified.
- the planar electrode is a planar electrode in the technical field of the present invention, for example, dot-shaped ribs and / or slits may be formed, but the planar electrode substantially has an alignment regulating structure. What is not preferred is preferred.
- an electrode on the display surface side is also referred to as an upper layer electrode, and an electrode on the opposite side to the display surface is also referred to as a lower layer electrode.
- the thin film transistor array substrate of this embodiment is also referred to as a TFT substrate because it includes a thin film transistor element (TFT).
- TFT thin film transistor element
- the TFT is turned on at least one electrode (pixel electrode) of the pair of comb-teeth electrodes at both rising (horizontal electric field application) and falling (vertical electric field application). A voltage is applied.
- the member and part which exhibit the same function are attached
- (i) shows the potential of one of the comb-shaped electrodes on the upper layer of the lower substrate, and (ii) shows the other potential of the comb-shaped electrode on the upper layer of the lower substrate.
- (Iii) shows the potential of the planar electrode on the lower layer of the lower substrate, and (iv) shows the potential of the planar electrode on the upper substrate.
- the member and part which exhibit the same function are attached
- ITO Indium Tin Oxide; indium tin oxide
- IZO Indium Zinc Oxide; indium zinc oxide
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment when a lateral electric field is generated.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment when a vertical electric field is generated. 1 and 2, the dotted line indicates the direction of the generated electric field.
- the liquid crystal display panel according to Embodiment 1 has a vertical alignment type three-layer electrode structure using liquid crystal molecules 31 that are liquid crystals having positive dielectric anisotropy (positive liquid crystal) (here, the second layer is positioned in the second layer).
- the upper layer electrode of the lower substrate has a pair of comb-tooth electrodes (also referred to as a first electrode in the present specification). As shown in FIG. 1, the rise is caused by a lateral electric field generated by a potential difference of 7 V between a pair of comb electrodes 16 (for example, a comb electrode 17 having a potential of 7 V and a comb electrode 19 having a potential of 14 V). Rotate the liquid crystal molecules. At this time, there is substantially no potential difference between the substrates (the lower electrode having a potential of 10.5 V [also referred to as a second electrode in this specification) 13 and the counter electrode 23 having a potential of 7 V). .
- the fall occurs between the substrates (for example, between the lower layer electrode 13, the upper layer electrode 17, and the upper layer electrode 19 each having a potential of 14V, and the counter electrode 23 having a potential of 0V).
- the liquid crystal molecules are rotated by a vertical electric field generated at a potential difference of 14V.
- there is substantially no potential difference between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes 16 for example, the upper layer electrode 17 having a potential of 14V and the upper layer electrode 19 having a potential of 14V).
- High-speed response is achieved by rotating liquid crystal molecules by an electric field for both rising and falling. That is, at the rising edge, the lateral electric field between the pair of comb electrodes is turned on to increase the transmittance, and at the falling edge, the vertical electric field between the substrates is turned on to increase the response speed. Further, a high transmittance can be realized by a lateral electric field driven by a comb.
- a positive liquid crystal is used as the liquid crystal, but a negative liquid crystal may be used instead of the positive liquid crystal.
- the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in the horizontal direction due to the potential difference between the pair of substrates, and the liquid crystal molecules are also aligned in the horizontal direction due to the potential difference between the pair of comb electrodes.
- the transmittance is excellent, and the liquid crystal molecules can be rotated by an electric field at both rising and falling, thereby achieving high-speed response.
- the thin film transistor array substrate of each embodiment to be described later can be particularly preferably applied to such a liquid crystal display device, but is also applicable to an FFS drive liquid crystal display device and a TBA mode liquid crystal display device. can do.
- Such a liquid crystal display device may require three TFTs in order to apply different voltages to the comb electrode 17, the comb electrode 19, and the lower electrode 13 which is a planar electrode.
- the liquid crystal display panel according to Embodiment 1 includes a thin film transistor array substrate 10, a liquid crystal layer 30, and a counter substrate 20 (color filter substrate) from the back side of the liquid crystal display panel to the observation surface side.
- the layers are laminated in this order.
- the liquid crystal display panel of the present embodiment vertically aligns liquid crystal molecules below a threshold voltage.
- upper layer electrodes 17 and 19 (a pair of comb electrodes 16) formed on the glass substrate 11 (the glass substrate of the thin film transistor array substrate).
- the amount of transmitted light is controlled by inclining the liquid crystal molecules in the horizontal direction between the comb electrodes with an electric field generated between them.
- the planar lower electrode 13 (counter electrode 13) is formed with the insulating layer 15 sandwiched between the upper electrodes 17 and 19 (a pair of comb electrodes 16).
- the insulating layer 15 for example, an oxide film SiO 2 , a nitride film SiN, an acrylic resin, or the like can be used, or a combination of these materials can also be used.
- a polarizing plate is disposed on the opposite side of the liquid crystal layers of both substrates.
- the polarizing plate either a circular polarizing plate or a linear polarizing plate can be used.
- alignment films are disposed on the liquid crystal layer sides of both substrates, and these alignment films may be either organic alignment films or inorganic alignment films. In addition, these alignment films may align liquid crystal molecules in a direction perpendicular to the film surface, or may align them in the horizontal direction.
- the voltage supplied from the video signal line is applied to the upper layer electrode 19 that drives the liquid crystal material through the thin film transistor element (TFT).
- TFT thin film transistor element
- the upper layer electrode 17 and the upper layer electrode 19 are formed in the same layer, and a form in which the upper layer electrode 17 and the upper layer electrode 19 are formed in the same layer is preferable. As long as the effect of the present invention of improving the transmittance by applying an electric field can be exhibited, it may be formed in a separate layer.
- the upper layer electrode 19 is connected to a drain electrode extending from the TFT through a contact hole.
- the lower layer electrode 13 and the counter electrode 23 have a planar shape, and the lower layer electrode 13 is connected in common for each even line / odd line of the gate bus line, for example. Can do. Such an electrode is also referred to as a planar electrode in this specification.
- the counter electrode 23 is connected in common to all the pixels.
- the electrode width L of the comb electrode is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more, for example.
- the electrode spacing S between the comb electrodes is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more, for example.
- a preferable upper limit is, for example, 7 ⁇ m.
- the ratio (L / S) between the electrode spacing S and the electrode width L is preferably 0.4 to 3, for example.
- a more preferable lower limit value is 0.5, and a more preferable upper limit value is 1.5.
- the cell gap d may be 2 ⁇ m to 7 ⁇ m, and is preferably within the range.
- the cell gap d thickness of the liquid crystal layer
- the cell gap d is preferably calculated by averaging all the thicknesses of the liquid crystal layers in the liquid crystal display panel.
- liquid crystal display device of this embodiment can be appropriately provided with a member (for example, a light source or the like) included in a normal liquid crystal display device.
- a member for example, a light source or the like
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing an example of connection of the source bus line to the pixel electrode of the thin film transistor array substrate capable of performing double source driving.
- both thick vertical lines and thin vertical lines represent source bus lines.
- writing at a time similar to a writing time of 8 ⁇ s at 120 Hz is possible.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic pixel plan view of the thin film transistor array substrate according to the first embodiment.
- the upper layer electrode (pixel electrode) 19 which is one of the pair of comb electrodes, has a convex (T-shaped) main trunk portion, and the upper layer electrode 17 has a concave main trunk portion. preferable.
- the main trunk portion of the upper layer electrode (pixel electrode) 19 and the main trunk portion of the upper layer electrode 17 are opposed to each other.
- the upper layer electrode (pixel electrode) 19 and the upper layer electrode 17 each have a branched portion that extends at an angle of 45 ° (135 °) from the main trunk portion.
- the branch portion corresponds to a tooth portion of the comb electrode, and the branch portion of the upper layer electrode (pixel electrode) 19 and the branch portion of the upper layer electrode 17 are alternately arranged and can be said to face each other.
- Such an electrode structure is the same in the embodiments described later.
- the upper layer electrode (pixel electrode) 19 that is one of the pair of comb-tooth electrodes includes a linear portion along the source bus lines A and B.
- the linear portions along the source bus lines A and B included in the upper layer electrode 19 are provided in the pixel on the outermost side in the longitudinal direction of the gate bus line (the rightmost side in the pixel in FIG. 4). Yes. From the vicinity of the center of the linear portion along the source bus lines A and B, an angle of 90 ° is formed with respect to the linear portion, and another main portion along the gate bus line G is on the left side in the figure. It extends.
- the upper layer electrode 17 which is the other of the pair of comb electrodes includes a linear portion along the gate bus line G.
- the linear portion along the gate bus line G is provided in the pixel on the outermost side in the longitudinal direction of the source bus line (uppermost and lower sides in the pixel of FIG. 4).
- the linear portion along the source bus lines A and B of the upper layer electrode 19 is lateral to the linear portion along the gate bus line G of the upper layer electrode 17 in a portion 41 surrounded by a dotted line in FIG. It is installed.
- the linear portions of the upper electrode 19 along the source bus lines A and B do not overlap the linear portions of the upper electrode 17 along the gate bus line G.
- the linear portions of the upper layer electrode 19 along the source bus lines A and B are preferably connected to the drain electrode d of the thin film transistor element at a position overlapping the gate bus line G.
- the linear portion of the upper layer electrode 19 along the source bus lines A and B is longer than the linear portion of the upper layer electrode 17 along the gate bus line.
- the drain electrode d can be suitably connected.
- a main trunk portion of the upper layer electrode (pixel electrode) 19 is extended to the outside of the pixel (a portion surrounded by a dotted line).
- the contact between the drain electrode d and the upper layer electrode 19 is made on the gate bus line G.
- n indicates the nth pixel when the pixel array along the gate bus line in the pixel array is counted from the upper side of the figure, and n + 1 is n + 1 in the same manner. Indicates a pixel. The same applies to the drawings described later.
- the present invention relates to the case where the lower electrode 13 is connected to the gate bus line direction or the source bus line direction using the lower electrode 13 as a common electrode, and there are two TFTs per pixel.
- the present invention can be similarly applied to the case where there are three TFTs per pixel that are driven by the above.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic pixel plan view of a thin film transistor array substrate according to a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 shows a case where the pixel rotates 90 ° from the first embodiment.
- a linear portion along the source bus line (up and down direction in FIG. 5) of the upper layer electrode 17 ′ is a gate bus line (left and right direction in FIG. 5) of the upper layer electrode 19 ′ at a portion 43 surrounded by a dotted line in FIG. Is laid sideways with respect to the linear portion along the line.
- it is connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor element at a position overlapping the gate bus line.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic pixel plan view of the thin film transistor array substrate according to the second embodiment.
- the linear portion along the source bus lines A to F, which is the main portion of the upper layer electrode 119, is made longer than the linear portion along the gate bus line G of the upper layer electrode 117, whereby the gate bus line G Connect to TFT3 and TFT6 above.
- the linear portion along the gate bus line G which is the main portion of the upper layer electrode 117, is shortened so as not to interfere with the linear portion along the gate bus line G of the upper layer electrode 117.
- a linear portion along the source bus line of the upper layer electrode 119 is set laterally at a portion 141 surrounded by a dotted line.
- the linear portion along the source bus line of the upper layer electrode is on the gate bus line. Thus, it is electrically connected to the drain electrode of the TFT.
- A Connection with the upper layer electrode 117 of the nth pixel
- B Connection with the upper layer electrode 119 of the (n + 1) th pixel
- C Connection with the lower layer electrode 113 of the nth pixel
- D Connection with the lower layer electrode 113 of the (n + 1) th pixel
- E The upper layer electrode 119 and the connection of the nth pixel are connected in the order of connection F: connection with the upper layer electrode 117 of the (n + 1) th pixel, and such a connection is one of the preferable modes.
- the source bus lines A and F connected to the upper layer electrode 117 and the source bus lines C and D connected to the lower layer electrode 113 may be reversed. Furthermore, the source bus line C connected to the lower layer electrode 113 of the nth pixel and the source bus line D connected to the lower layer electrode 113 of the (n + 1) th pixel may be reversed. The source bus line B connected to the upper layer electrode 119 of the pixel and the source bus line E connected to the upper layer electrode 119 of the nth pixel may be reversed.
- the upper layer electrode which is one of a pair of comb-shaped electrodes, in which the source bus lines B and E entering one from both outer sides are provided laterally with respect to the portion of the upper layer electrode 117 along the gate bus line.
- the pixel structure of the second embodiment can also be applied to the case where the lower electrode 113 is connected as a common electrode in the gate bus line direction or the source bus line direction and driving is performed with two TFTs per pixel.
- the thin film transistor array substrate that can perform double source driving, when the main center of the pixel is not parallel to the source bus line, the arrangement of the electrode of the pixel is inverted between the nth pixel and the n + 1th pixel, Such a structure is preferable.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the arrangement of contact holes in the liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment.
- the position surrounded by the white dotted line is the contact hole.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic pixel plan view of the thin film transistor array substrate according to the third embodiment.
- the linear portion along the source bus lines A to F, which is the main portion of the upper layer electrode 217, is longer than the linear portion along the gate bus line G of the upper layer electrode 219, whereby the gate bus line G Connect to the TFT3 and TFT4, respectively.
- the linear portion along the gate bus line G which is the main portion of the upper layer electrode 219, is shortened so as not to interfere with the linear portion along the gate bus line G of the upper layer electrode 219.
- the linear portion along the source bus line of the upper layer electrode 217 is horizontally provided by a portion 241 surrounded by a dotted line.
- the upper layer electrode 217 and the drain electrode d are connected without any problem.
- the source bus lines A and F connected to the upper layer electrode 219 and the source bus lines C and D connected to the lower layer electrode 213 may be reversed. Furthermore, the source bus line A connected to the upper layer electrode 219 of the nth pixel and the source bus line F connected to the upper layer electrode 219 of the (n + 1) th pixel may be reversed.
- the source bus line C connected to the lower layer electrode 213 of the pixel and the source bus line D connected to the lower layer electrode 213 of the (n + 1) th pixel may be reversed, and the upper layer electrode 217 of the (n + 1) th pixel.
- the source bus line B connected to the nth pixel and the source bus line E connected to the upper layer electrode 217 of the nth pixel may be reversed.
- the drain electrode d is electrically connected to the lower layer electrode 213 as indicated by reference numeral 245 in FIG. 8, but instead, the lower layer electrode 213 is used as a common electrode in the gate bus line direction. Alternatively, it can be connected in the source bus line direction and driven by two TFTs per pixel. Also in that case, the other pixel structure of Embodiment 3 can be applied suitably.
- the arrangement of the six source bus lines is such that the outer source bus lines (A and F) are electrically connected to the upper layer electrode (ii) (or the lower layer electrode (iii)).
- the source bus lines (B and E) that are within one from both outer sides are electrically connected to the upper layer electrode (i), and the innermost source bus lines (C and D) are connected to the lower layer electrode (iii) ( Or it is important to be connected to the upper layer electrode (ii)), and such a form is particularly preferable.
- the B source bus line and the E source bus line can be appropriately designed by connecting to the upper electrode (i).
- the main structure of the upper layer electrode has a long structure extending toward the gate bus line side in order to connect to the drain electrode d.
- an oxide semiconductor TFT (IGZO or the like) is preferably used.
- the oxide semiconductor TFT will be described in detail below.
- the thin film transistor substrate includes a thin film transistor element.
- the thin film transistor element preferably includes an oxide semiconductor. That is, in the thin film transistor element, it is preferable to form the active layer of the active drive element (TFT) using an oxide semiconductor film such as zinc oxide instead of the silicon semiconductor film. Such a TFT is referred to as an “oxide semiconductor TFT”.
- An oxide semiconductor has characteristics of exhibiting higher carrier mobility and less characteristic variation than amorphous silicon. For this reason, the oxide semiconductor TFT can operate at higher speed than the amorphous silicon TFT, has a high driving frequency, and is suitable for driving a next-generation display device with higher definition.
- the oxide semiconductor film is formed by a simpler process than the polycrystalline silicon film, there is an advantage that the oxide semiconductor film can be applied to a device requiring a large area.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment. Since a large capacitance is generated between the upper layer electrode and the lower layer electrode, the pixel capacitance is larger than that of a normal vertical alignment (VA) mode liquid crystal display device.
- VA vertical alignment
- the merits when the oxide semiconductor TFT (IGZO or the like) is applied are as follows. For the reasons (1) and (2) above, it is about 20 times that of a model of 52 type with a pixel capacity of 240 Hz driven by UV2A. Therefore, when a transistor is made of conventional a-Si, the transistor becomes larger by about 20 times or more, and there is a problem that the aperture ratio cannot be sufficiently obtained. Since the mobility of IGZO is about 10 times that of a-Si, the size of the transistor is about 1/10. Since the three transistors in the liquid crystal display device using the color filter RGB are one, it can be manufactured with almost the same or smaller size than a-Si. As described above, since the capacitance of Cgd is reduced when the transistor is reduced, the burden on the source bus line is reduced accordingly.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of the periphery of the active drive element used in this embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view around the active drive element used in the present embodiment.
- the symbol T indicates a gate / source terminal.
- a symbol Cs indicates an auxiliary capacity.
- An example (part concerned) of a manufacturing process of the oxide semiconductor TFT is described below.
- the active layer oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b of the active drive element (TFT) using the oxide semiconductor film can be formed as follows.
- the insulating film 107 is patterned. Specifically, first, an SiO 2 film (thickness: about 150 nm, for example) is formed as the insulating film 107 on the insulating film 113i and the oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b by a CVD method.
- the insulating film 107 preferably includes an oxide film such as SiOy.
- the oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b When an oxide film is used, in the case where oxygen vacancies are generated in the oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b, the oxygen vacancies can be recovered by oxygen contained in the oxide films. Therefore, the oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b The oxidation deficiency can be reduced more effectively.
- the SiO 2 film as a lower layer may have a laminated structure of the SiNx film as an upper layer.
- the thickness of the insulating film 107 (the total thickness of each layer in the case of a stacked structure) is preferably 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
- the thickness is 50 nm or more, the surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b can be more reliably protected in the patterning process of the source / drain electrodes. On the other hand, if it exceeds 200 nm, a larger step is generated in the source electrode and the drain electrode, which may cause disconnection or the like.
- the oxide semiconductor layers 105a and 105b in this embodiment include, for example, a Zn—O based semiconductor (ZnO), an In—Ga—Zn—O based semiconductor (IGZO), an In—Zn—O based semiconductor (IZO), or A layer made of a Zn—Ti—O based semiconductor (ZTO) or the like is preferable.
- ZnO Zn—O based semiconductor
- IGZO In—Ga—Zn—O-based semiconductor
- IGZO In—Ga—Zn—O-based semiconductor
- this mode has a certain function and effect in combination with the above-described oxide semiconductor TFT, it can also be driven using a known TFT element such as an amorphous Si TFT or a polycrystalline Si TFT.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of the thin film transistor array substrate according to the first comparative example.
- the left source bus line A is connected to the upper layer electrode 317.
- the source bus line B on the right side is connected to the upper layer electrode 319, but cannot be connected as indicated by a portion 347 surrounded by a dotted line because the main layer of the upper layer electrode 317 is long.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Comparative Example 2.
- two TFTs are required per pixel.
- the on-time of the TFT is too short, so it is necessary to write two pixels at a time in double source driving.
- the two left source bus lines A and B are connected to the upper layer electrode 417.
- the two source bus lines C and D on the right side are connected to the upper layer electrode 419.
- the n + 1-th pixel cannot be connected because the tip of the drain d is not in the direction of the upper layer electrode 419.
- connection is not possible if the main layer of the upper layer electrode 417 is long.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to Comparative Example 3.
- a field-on / field-on mode liquid crystal display device when voltages are separately applied to the three electrodes of the upper layer electrode 517, the upper layer electrode 519, and the lower layer electrode 513, three TFTs are used per pixel.
- the on-time of the TFT is too short, so it is necessary to write two pixels at a time in double source driving. Since there are three TFTs per pixel, the total number of source bus lines is six per pixel. For polarity inversion, + and-are written alternately on the source bus line.
- the two left source bus lines A and B are connected to the upper layer electrode 517.
- the two center source bus lines C and D are connected to the lower layer electrode 513.
- the two source bus lines E and F on the right side are connected to the upper layer electrode 519, but the n + 1 th pixel is not connected to the upper layer electrode 519, so the n + 1 th pixel is connected Can not.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view of a pixel of a thin film transistor array substrate according to a modified example of Comparative Example 3.
- Comparative Example 3 when the upper layer electrode 519 is extended to the drain d side and the drain d and the upper layer electrode 519 are connected, the aperture ratio is reduced accordingly. That is, FIG. 15 shows a modified example of the comparative example 3 in which the upper layer electrode 519 in the comparative example 3 is extended to the drain d side and the drain d and the upper layer electrode 519 are connected. Since the liquid crystal alignment 549 cannot be appropriately controlled like the pair of comb electrodes, the liquid crystal alignment is disturbed and the transmittance is lowered.
- the thin film transistor array substrate can be easily manufactured, and a high transmittance can be achieved.
- a field sequential method can be implemented, and a response speed suitable for use in a vehicle-mounted display device or a stereoscopically visible liquid crystal display device (3D liquid crystal display device) can be realized.
- a liquid crystal drive device performs a field sequential drive and is provided with a circularly-polarizing plate.
- a small-sized liquid crystal display panel refers to a 10-inch or smaller portable display.
- a large panel refers to a display for a TV or the like that is larger than a display for a 20-inch personal computer or the like.
- the electrodes are electrically connected to every odd pixel line and every even pixel line, and such a configuration is preferable for performing inversion driving. If the electrodes are electrically connected along the pixel line, the number of TFTs per pixel can be reduced.
- the electrode is provided for each of a plurality of pixel lines (n lines each) other than those described above. [N is an integer of 2 or more])).
- the liquid crystal driving method of the present invention the electrode structure according to the liquid crystal display device, and the like can be confirmed by microscopic observation such as SEM (Scanning / Electron / Microscope). Further, the driving voltage can be verified by a normal method in the technical field of the present invention to confirm the liquid crystal driving method of the present invention.
- a liquid crystal display device including the above-described thin film transistor array substrate can appropriately include a member (for example, a light source) included in a normal liquid crystal display device.
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Description
また上層電極にTFT駆動すべき電極が2つ以上あるとき、電極の形とTFTとの位置関係からうまく接続できない場合が出てくる。
1本内側に入ったソースバスラインがこのように接続されることで、すべてのTFTと画素電極とを好適に接続することができる。
また上記薄膜トランジスタ素子は、酸化物半導体を含むことが好ましい。
本発明の液晶表示装置が備える対向基板は、液晶層を挟持するための一対の基板の一方であり、例えば、ガラス、樹脂等の絶縁基板を母体とし、絶縁基板上に配線、電極、カラーフィルタ等を作り込むことで形成される。
図1は、本実施形態に係る液晶表示装置の横電界発生時における断面模式図である。図2は、本実施形態に係る液晶表示装置の縦電界発生時における断面模式図である。図1及び図2において、点線は、発生する電界の向きを示す。実施形態1に係る液晶表示パネルは、正の誘電異方性を有する液晶(ポジ型液晶)である液晶分子31を用いた垂直配向型の3層電極構造(ここで、第2層目に位置する下側基板の上層電極は一対の櫛歯電極〔本明細書中、第1の電極とも言う。〕である。)を有する。立上がりは、図1に示すように、一対の櫛歯電極16(例えば、電位7Vである櫛歯電極17と電位14Vである櫛歯電極19とからなる)間の電位差7Vで発生する横電界により、液晶分子を回転させる。このとき、基板間(電位10.5Vである下層電極〔本明細書中、第2の電極とも言う。〕13と電位7Vである対向電極23との間)の電位差は実質的に生じていない。
また、電極間隔Sと電極幅Lとの比(L/S)としては、例えば0.4~3であることが好ましい。より好ましい下限値は、0.5であり、より好ましい上限値は、1.5である。
図3は、ダブルソース駆動をおこなうことができる薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板のソースバスラインの画素電極への接続例を示す平面模式図である。なお、図中、線の太い縦線も線の細い縦線もともにソースバスラインを表す。
TFTを同時駆動することで、2ゲートバスラインずつ書き込むことができる。
大型パネルにおいて、240Hz駆動を行うとき、画素の書き込み時間が非常に短くなる。例えば、ゲートバスラインの本数が1080本である場合、シングルソース駆動での1ラインの書き込み時間は、4μs(=1s/240Hz/1080本)である。このように書き込み時間が短いため、画素に充分充電することができない。
これを、ダブルソース駆動にして、n番目の画素とn+1番目の画素を同時に書き込む(ゲートバスラインを2本分同時に書き込む)ことにより、書き込み時間が倍の8μs(=1s/240Hz/540本)になり、120Hz駆動の書き込み時間8μs(=1s/120Hz/1080本)と同様の時間の書き込みが可能となる。
図4は、実施形態1に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
実施形態1では、一対の櫛歯電極の一方である上層電極(画素電極)19は、凸型(T字型)の主幹部分を有し、上層電極17は、凹型の主幹部分を有することが好ましい。なお、上層電極(画素電極)19の主幹部分と、上層電極17の主幹部分とは、互いに対向している。上層電極(画素電極)19、及び、上層電極17は、それぞれ主幹部分から45°(135°)の角度で延びる分岐部分を有する。分岐部分は、櫛歯電極の歯の部分に該当するとも言え、上層電極(画素電極)19の分岐部分と、上層電極17の分岐部分とが交互に配置され、互いに対向していると言える。なお、このような電極構造は、後述する実施形態においても同様である。
なお、図4中、nは、画素配列においてゲートバスラインに沿っている画素列を図の上側から数えた場合にn番目となる画素を示すものであり、n+1は、同様にn+1番目となる画素を示す。後述する図においても同様である。
実施形態1の図4は、下層電極13を共通電極としてゲートバスライン方向又はソースバスライン方向に繋ぎ、1画素当たりTFTが2つの場合についてのものであるが、下層電極13も画素ごとのTFTで駆動させるような1画素当たりのTFTが3つの場合でも同様に本発明を適用することができる。
図5は、実施形態1から画素が90°回転する場合を示している。この場合は、上層電極19′のゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分が短くなり、上層電極17′のソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分が長くなる。上層電極17′のソースバスライン(図5の上下方向)に沿っている線状部分は、図5中点線で囲んだ部分43において、上層電極19′のゲートバスライン(図5の左右方向)に沿っている線状部分に対して横設される。そして、図示していないが、ゲートバスラインと重畳する位置で薄膜トランジスタ素子のドレイン電極と接続されている。
図6は、実施形態2に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
上層電極119の主幹部分である、ソースバスラインA~Fに沿っている線状部分が、上層電極117のゲートバスラインGに沿っている線状部分よりも長くし、これによりゲートバスラインG上でTFT3やTFT6に接続する。言い換えれば、上層電極117の主幹部分である、ゲートバスラインGに沿っている線状部分は、邪魔にならないように短くし、この上層電極117のゲートバスラインGに沿っている線状部分に対して、上層電極119のソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分が、点線で囲んだ部分141で、横設されるようにする。
この時、ソースバスラインを左端からA、B、C、D、E、Fとすると、
A:n番目の画素の上層電極117と接続
B:n+1番目の画素の上層電極119と接続
C:n番目の画素の下層電極113と接続
D:n+1番目の画素の下層電極113と接続
E:n番目の画素の上層電極119と接続
F:n+1番目の画素の上層電極117と接続
という接続の順番になり、このように接続することが好ましい形態の1つである。
上層電極117と接続されているソースバスラインA、Fと、下層電極113と接続されているソースバスラインC、Dとは、逆になってもよい。更に、n番目の画素の下層電極113と接続されているソースバスラインCと、n+1番目の画素の下層電極113と接続されているソースバスラインDとが逆になってもよく、n+1番目の画素の上層電極119と接続されているソースバスラインBと、n番目の画素の上層電極119と接続されているソースバスラインEとが逆になってもよい。中でも、両外側から1つ内に入ったソースバスラインB、Eが、上層電極117のゲートバスラインに沿っている部分に対して横設される、一対の櫛歯電極の一方である上層電極119と接続されることが重要であり、この形態が好ましい。
なお、下層電極113を共通電極としてゲートバスライン方向又はソースバスライン方向に繋ぎ、1画素当たり2つのTFTで駆動を行う場合も同様に、実施形態2の画素構造を適用することができる。
またダブルソース駆動をおこなうことができる薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板において、画素中央の主幹がソースバスラインと平行でないとき、n番目の画素とn+1番目の画素とで画素の電極の配置が反転した構造になり、このような構造が好ましい。
白抜きの点線で囲んだ位置がコンタクトホールになる。このようにゲートバスライン上にドレイン電極と上層電極とのコンタクトホールを設けることにより、上述したように、コンタクトホールが画素近傍にあると生じる配向乱れを充分に防止することができる。
図8は、実施形態3に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
上層電極217の主幹部分である、ソースバスラインA~Fに沿っている線状部分が、上層電極219のゲートバスラインGに沿っている線状部分よりも長くし、これによりゲートバスラインG上のそれぞれTFT3、TFT4に接続する。言い換えれば、上層電極219の主幹部分である、ゲートバスラインGに沿っている線状部分は、邪魔にならないように短くし、この上層電極219のゲートバスラインGに沿っている線状部分に対して、上層電極217のソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分が、点線で囲んだ部分241で、横設されるようにする。
このとき、ソースバスラインを左端からA、B、C、D、E、Fとすると、
A:n番目の画素の上層電極219と接続
B:n+1番目の画素の上層電極217と接続
C:n番目の画素の下層電極213と接続
D:n+1番目の画素の下層電極213と接続
E:n番目の画素の上層電極217と接続
F:n+1番目の画素の上層電極219と接続
という接続の順番になり、このように接続することが好ましい形態の1つである。
上層電極219と接続されているソースバスラインA、Fと、下層電極213に繋がっているソースバスラインC、Dとは、逆になってもよい。更に、n番目の画素の上層電極219と接続されているソースバスラインAと、n+1番目の画素の上層電極219と接続されているソースバスラインFとが逆になってもよく、n番目の画素の下層電極213と接続されているソースバスラインCと、n+1番目の画素の下層電極213と接続されているソースバスラインDとが逆になってもよく、n+1番目の画素の上層電極217と接続されているソースバスラインBと、n番目の画素の上層電極217と接続されているソースバスラインEとが逆になってもよい。
なお、実施形態3では、図8に参照番号245で示したようにドレイン電極dを下層電極213に電気的に接続しているが、その代わりに、下層電極213を共通電極としてゲートバスライン方向又はソースバスライン方向に繋ぎ、1画素当たり2つのTFTで駆動を行うこともできる。その場合も同様に、実施形態3のその他の画素構造を好適に適用することができる。
(1)画素容量が通常のVA(垂直配向)モードよりも大きい(図9は、本実施形態の液晶表示装置の一例を示す断面模式図であるところ、図9中、矢印で示される箇所において、上層電極と下層電極との間に大きな容量が発生するため、画素容量が通常の垂直配向〔VA:Vertical Alignment〕モードの液晶表示装置より大きい。)。(2)RGBの3画素が1画素になるため、1画素の容量が3倍である。(3)更に、240Hz以上の駆動が必要のためゲートオン時間が非常に短い。
上記(1)と(2)の理由より、52型で画素容量がUV2Aの240Hz駆動の機種の約20倍ある。
故に、従来のa-Siでトランジスタを作製するとトランジスタが約20倍以上大きくなり、開口率が十分にとれない課題があった。
IGZOの移動度はa-Siの約10倍であるため、トランジスタの大きさが約1/10になる。
カラーフィルタRGBを用いる液晶表示装置にあった3つのトランジスタが1つになっているので、a-Siとほぼ同等か小さいくらいで作製可能である。
上記のようにトランジスタが小さくなると、Cgdの容量も小さくなるので、その分ソースバスラインに対する負担も小さくなる。
酸化物半導体TFTの構成図(例示)を、図10、図11に示す。図10は、本実施形態に用いられるアクティブ駆動素子周辺の平面模式図である。図11は、本実施形態に用いられるアクティブ駆動素子周辺の断面模式図である。なお、符号Tは、ゲート・ソース端子を示す。符号Csは、補助容量を示す。
酸化物半導体TFTの作製工程の一例(当該部)を、以下に説明する。
酸化物半導体膜を用いたアクティブ駆動素子(TFT)の活性層酸化物半導体層105a、105bは、以下のようにして形成できる。
まず、スパッタリング法を用いて、例えば厚さが30nm以上、300nm以下のIn-Ga-Zn-O系半導体(IGZO)膜を絶縁膜113iの上に形成する。この後、フォトリソグラフィにより、IGZO膜の所定の領域を覆うレジストマスクを形成する。次いで、IGZO膜のうちレジストマスクで覆われていない部分をウェットエッチングにより除去する。この後、レジストマスクを剥離する。このようにして、島状の酸化物半導体層105a、105bを得る。なお、IGZO膜の代わりに、他の酸化物半導体膜を用いて酸化物半導体層105a、105bを形成してもよい。
具体的には、まず、絶縁膜113i及び酸化物半導体層105a、105bの上に、絶縁膜107として例えばSiO2膜(厚さ:例えば約150nm)をCVD法によって形成する。
絶縁膜107は、SiOy等の酸化物膜を含むことが好ましい。
絶縁膜107の厚さ(積層構造を有する場合には各層の合計厚さ)は、50nm以上、200nm以下であることが好ましい。50nm以上であれば、ソース・ドレイン電極のパターニング工程等において、酸化物半導体層105a、105bの表面をより確実に保護できる。一方、200nmを超えると、ソース電極やドレイン電極により大きい段差が生じるので、断線等を引き起こすおそれがある。
図12は、比較例1に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
電界オン・電界オンモードの液晶表示装置においてTFTを用いて上層電極317、上層電極319を駆動するとき、1画素当たり2つのTFTが必要となる。
左側のソースバスラインAは、上層電極317に接続する。右側のソースバスラインBは、上層電極319に接続するものであるが、上層電極317の主幹が長いため、点線で囲まれた部分347に示されるように接続することができない。下層電極313をTFTで駆動する、1画素当たり3TFTを用いる薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の場合も同様である。
図13は、比較例2に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
電界オン・電界オンモードの液晶表示装置において上層電極417、上層電極419を駆動するとき、1画素当たり2つのTFTが必要となる。
240Hz駆動を行う場合、TFTのオン時間が短すぎるため、ダブルソース駆動で同時に2画素ずつ書き込む必要がある。極性反転のため、ソースバスラインに+と-を交互に書き込む。
左側の2つのソースバスラインA、Bは、上層電極417に接続する。
右側の2つのソースバスラインC、Dは、上層電極419に接続するものであるが、n+1番目の画素では、ドレインdの先が上層電極419の方向にないため、接続できない。
またシングルソース駆動の場合、上層電極417の主幹が長いと接続できない。
図14は、比較例3に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
電界オン・電界オンモードの液晶表示装置において、上層電極517、上層電極519、下層電極513の3電極に別々に電圧を印加する場合は、1画素当たり3つのTFTを用いる。
240Hz駆動を行う場合、TFTのオン時間が短すぎるため、ダブルソース駆動で同時に2画素ずつ書き込む必要がある。
TFTが1画素当たり3つあるので、ソースバスラインは1画素当たり合計6本になる。極性反転のため、ソースバスラインに+と-を交互に書き込む。
左側の2つのソースバスラインA、Bは、上層電極517に接続する。
中央の2つのソースバスラインC、Dは、下層電極513に接続する。
右側の2つのソースバスラインE、Fは、上層電極519に接続するものであるが、n+1番目の画素はドレインdの先が上層電極519の方向にないため、n+1番目の画素においては、接続できない。
下層電極513をTFT駆動せず、1画素当たり2つのTFTの場合も同様である。
シングルソース駆動の場合、上層電極517の主幹が長いと接続できない。
図15は、比較例3の変形例に係る薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板の画素平面模式図である。
比較例3において、上層電極519をドレインd側に延長して、ドレインdと上層電極519とを接続すると、その分開口率が落ちる。すなわち、図15は、比較例3における上層電極519をドレインd側に延長して、ドレインdと上層電極519とを接続した場合である比較例3の変形例を示すが、点線で囲んだ領域549が一対の櫛歯電極のように液晶の配向を適切に制御できるものにならないので、液晶の配向が乱れ、透過率が落ちる。
11、21:ガラス基板
13、13′、23、113、213、313、413、513:下層電極
15、415、515:絶縁層
16:一対の櫛歯電極
17、17′、19、19′、117、119、217、219、317、319、417、419、517、519:上層電極
20:対向基板
23:対向電極
30:液晶層
31:液晶(液晶分子)
101a:ゲート配線
101b:補助容量配線
101c:接続部
111g:基板
113i:絶縁膜(ゲート絶縁膜)
105a、105b:酸化物半導体層(活性層)
107:絶縁膜(エッチングストッパ、保護膜)
109as、109ad、109b、115b:開口部
111as:ソース配線
111ad:ドレイン配線
111c,117c:接続部
113p:保護膜
117pix:画素電極
201:画素部
202:端子配置領域
T:ゲート・ソース端子
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- 薄膜トランジスタ素子、ゲートバスライン及びソースバスラインを有する薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板であって、
該薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、電極をもち、
該電極は、第1電極、及び、第2電極を含み、
該第1電極は、ソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分を含み、
該第1電極は、ゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分を含み、
該ソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分の少なくとも1つは、基板主面を平面視したときに、該ゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分に対して横設され、ゲートバスラインと重畳する位置で薄膜トランジスタ素子のドレイン電極と接続され、
該第2電極は、面状電極である
ことを特徴とする薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記第1電極は、一対の櫛歯電極であり、
該一対の櫛歯電極の一方は、ソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分を含み、
該一対の櫛歯電極の他方は、ゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分を含み、
該ソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分の少なくとも1つは、基板主面を平面視したときに、該ゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分に対して横設され、ゲートバスラインと重畳する位置で薄膜トランジスタ素子のドレイン電極と接続されている
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記ソースバスラインに沿っている線状部分は、基板主面を平面視したときに、前記ゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分より長い
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記ソースバスラインは、該ソースバスラインに沿って少なくとも2つの画素を同時に駆動することができる少なくとも2本のソースバスラインを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記第1電極は、画素ごとに配置され、
前記ゲートバスラインに沿っている線状部分は、画素の中央を通り、
前記ソースバスラインに沿って隣接する2つの画素にそれぞれ配置される第1電極は、基板主面を平面視したときに、互いに反転した構造を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、1つの画素と重畳するソースバスラインが少なくとも4本あり、画素の外側から1本内に入った2本のソースバスラインは、それぞれ、前記一対の櫛歯電極の一方と電気的に接続されているか、又は、前記一対の櫛歯電極の他方と電気的に接続されている
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、1つの画素と重畳するソースバスラインが少なくとも4本あり、画素の外側から1本内に入った2本のソースバスラインは、前記一対の櫛歯電極における外側の線状部分と接続されている
ことを特徴とする請求項2又は6に記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記面状電極は、ソースバスライン方向の画素間、又は、ゲートバスライン方向の画素間で共通接続されている
ことを特徴とする請求項1~7のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記薄膜トランジスタ素子は、酸化物半導体を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 前記第1電極は、横電界を発生させるための電極である
ことを特徴とする請求項1~9のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板。 - 請求項1~10のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板を備えることを特徴とする液晶表示装置。
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