Patent ID: 8107038
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G02F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a plurality of gate lines formed on a first substrate along a transverse direction, each gate line including a gate electrode; a first insulating layer formed on the first substrate to cover the gate lines and the gate electrodes; a plurality of data lines formed on the first insulating layer along a longitudinal direction, the data lines defining a plurality of pixel regions with the gate lines and each including a source electrode; a thin film transistor formed at a crossing region of each of the gate and data lines, each thin film transistor including one of the gate electrodes, a semiconductor layer, one of the source electrodes, and a drain electrode; a color filter over the first insulating layer in each pixel region, each color filter having one of red, green or blue colors, the color filters having a plurality of drain contact holes exposing the drain electrodes, each color filter having a first top surface; a pixel electrode formed directly on the first top surface in each pixel region, each pixel electrode contacting one of the drain electrodes through the drain contact hole, wherein a portion of the pixel electrode in the drain contact hole contacts the color filter defining the drain contact hole; a common electrode on a second substrate, the common electrode facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes; and a plurality of transparent layers including light-shielding color filter patterns, only the plurality of transparent layers without any black matrix filling a space between the thin film transistor and the liquid crystal layer, the light-shielding color filter patterns including at least two of red, green or blue color resins, the light-shielding color filter patterns having a second top surface, wherein a thickness of the light-shielding color filter patterns is equal to or less than a thickness of the color filter, wherein the first and second top surfaces face the common electrode and have the same level, wherein the light-shielding color filter patterns are formed of the same material as the color filters, and wherein one end of pixel electrode contacts the first top surface, and the other end of the pixel electrode contacts the second top surface.