Patent ID: 6137551
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G02F,H01L

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display, comprising:a substrate;a plurality of gate lines over the substrate;a plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of gate lines over the substrate;a plurality of switching elements each having an active layer formed of a semiconductor material over the substrate and connected to the gate line and the data line, signals from the gate lines controlling an operation of the switching elements;a plurality of pixel electrodes each respectively connected to each of the plurality of switching elements, signals from the data lines being transmitted to the pixel electrodes in accordance with the operation of the switching elements;a plurality of storage electrodes positioned opposite to the pixel electrodes, the storage electrodes being formed over the substrate of the same semiconductor material as that of the active layers such that the plurality of storage electrodes are substantially transparent; andat least one dielectric layer between the storage electrode and the pixel electrode, the storage electrode and the pixel electrode along with the at least one dielectric layer defining a storage capacitor, wherein each storage electrode substantially covers an entire corresponding pixel region excluding a region where the respective switching element is formed.