Patent ID: 9429796
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G02F

Claim Text:
1. A liquid crystal display comprising: a substrate; a thin film transistor comprising one or more terminals and disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to one of the terminals of the thin film transistor; a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules disposed in a plurality of microcavities between the pixel electrode and the roof layer; a lower insulating layer disposed between the roof layer and the liquid crystal layer; and a capping layer disposed on the roof layer; wherein the plurality of microcavities are disposed along a first row and a second row adjacent to each other, a trench is disposed between the first row and the second row, and at least one bridge connecting the first row and the second row is disposed at the trench, and wherein the at least one bridge is disposed at a same layer as one of the roof layer or the lower insulating layer, and wherein the capping layer is disposed in both the lower surface and the upper surface of the bridge.