Patent ID: 6642986
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a pixel region and a peripheral region adjacent to the pixel region, comprising:a silicon substrate; an insulating layer on the substrate; a first metal layer above the insulating layer, comprising array of pixel electrodes in the pixel region, and a peripheral portion in the peripheral region having a plurality of openings therein exposing portions of the insulating layer; a plurality of spacers on the exposed portions of the insulating layer in the peripheral region; a second metal layer between the first metal layer and the substrate, comprising a plurality of light shields beneath the openings in the peripheral portion of the first metal layer, and a plurality of signal routing lines in the peripheral region; and a plurality of walls, each corresponding to a corresponding one of the plurality of openings and extending substantially between the second metal layer and the first metal layer.