Patent Publication Number: US-9885912-B2

Title: Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0083458 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 12, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The present disclosure relates generally to a liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     A liquid crystal display panel, which is one of the most common types of flat panel displays currently in use, includes two sheets of substrates with field generating electrodes such as a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the two substrates. The liquid crystal display generates electric fields in the liquid crystal layer by applying voltages to the field generating electrodes, determines the alignment of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer by the generated electric fields, and controls polarization of incident light, thereby displaying images. 
     A technique of forming a cavity in a pixel and filling the cavity with liquid crystal molecules to implement a liquid crystal display has been developed. Although two sheets of substrates are used in a conventional liquid crystal display, constituent elements are formed on one substrate, thereby reducing weight and thickness of the liquid crystal display. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the present disclosure, therefore it may contain information that does not form a prior art that is already known to a person of ordinary skill in the art. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure provides a display device manufactured by using one substrate. The present display device can be made to be slim and is adequate for a large-size display device. 
     A liquid crystal display, according to an exemplary embodiment, includes: a substrate; a liquid crystal layer positioned on the substrate and formed with a plurality of microcavities including liquid crystal molecules; a roof layer positioned on the liquid crystal layer; a capping layer positioned on the roof layer; and a light source positioned on the capping layer and positioned between the plurality of microcavities. 
     A light guide panel covering the light source and the capping layer may be further included. 
     A diffuser sheet positioned between the light source and the light guide panel and a reflection sheet formed on the light guide panel may be further included. 
     A light blocking member positioned between the capping layer and the light source may be further included. 
     The light guide panel may be patterned at a position corresponding to the light source. 
     A first diffuser sheet positioned between the light source and the light guide panel, and a second diffuser sheet formed on the light guide panel, may be further included. 
     A thin film transistor positioned on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, an upper insulating layer positioned on the roof layer, and a lower insulating layer positioned under the roof layer and facing the pixel electrode based on the microcavities may be further included. 
     The light source may be formed along a liquid crystal inlet formed along a direction that a gate line connected to the thin film transistor extends. 
     A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display, according to an exemplary embodiment, includes: forming a thin film transistor on a substrate; forming a pixel electrode on the thin film transistor; forming a sacrificial layer on the pixel electrode; forming a roof layer on the sacrificial layer; removing the sacrificial layer to form a plurality of microcavities; injecting a liquid crystal material into the plurality of microcavities; forming a capping layer covering a liquid crystal inlet formed between the plurality of microcavities; and forming a light source positioned on the capping layer and disposed in a liquid crystal inlet formed between the plurality of microcavities. 
     The method may further include forming a light guide panel covering the light source and the capping layer. 
     The method may further include forming a diffuser sheet between the light source and the capping layer before forming the light guide panel. 
     The method may further include forming a reflection sheet on the light guide panel after forming the light guide panel. 
     The method may further include forming a first diffuser sheet on the light source and the capping layer before forming the light guide panel, and forming a second diffuser sheet on the light guide panel after forming the light guide panel. 
     The method may further include forming a light blocking member positioned on the capping layer and facing the liquid crystal inlet formed between the plurality of microcavities after forming the capping layer. 
     The liquid crystal inlet may be formed along a direction in which a gate line connected to the thin film transistor extends. 
     As described above, according to an exemplary embodiment, in the display device manufactured by using one substrate, a light source is positioned between the plurality of microcavities including the liquid crystal molecules such that the thin film and the large size of the display device may be realized. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a top plan view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along a line of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a view to explain a movement path of light in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a view to explain a movement path of light in  FIG. 6 . 
         FIG. 8  to  FIG. 21  are cross-sectional views showing a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. 
     In the drawings, the thickness of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present. Throughout the specification, components denoted by the same reference numerals are the same components. 
       FIG. 1  is a top plan view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II of  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along a line of  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 4  is a view to explain a movement path of light in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 1  shows 2 by 2 pixels as a part of a plurality of pixels respectively corresponding to a plurality of microcavities  305 , and these pixels may be repeatedly arranged up, down, left, or right in the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 4 , a gate line  121  and a storage electrode line  131  are formed on an insulating substrate  110  that is formed of transparent glass or plastic. The gate line  121  includes a gate electrode  124 . The storage electrode line  131  is mainly extended in a horizontal direction, and transfers a predetermined voltage such as a common voltage Vcom. The storage electrode line  131  includes a pair of vertical storage electrode portions  135   a  substantially extended to be perpendicular to the gate line  121 , and a horizontal storage electrode portion  135   b  connecting ends of the pair of vertical storage electrode portions  135   a  to each other. The storage electrode portions  135   a  and  135   b  have a structure surrounding a pixel electrode  191 . 
     A gate insulating layer  140  is formed on the gate line  121  and the storage electrode line  131 . A semiconductor layer  151  positioned at a lower portion of a data line  171 , and a semiconductor layer  154  positioned at a lower portion of a source/drain electrode and at a channel portion of a thin film transistor Q are formed on the gate insulating layer  140 . A plurality of ohmic contacts may be formed on each of the semiconductor layers  151  and  154 , and between the data line  171  and the source/drain electrode, but this is omitted in the drawings. 
     Data conductors including a source electrode  173 , a data line  171  connected with the source electrode  173 , and a drain electrode  175  are formed on each of the semiconductor layers  151  and  154  and the gate insulating layer  140 . Here, the data line  171  may have a function of a light blocking member for preventing light leakage, and a width of the data line  171  may be equal to or wider than a width of a partition wall part PWP. The gate electrode  124 , the source electrode  173 , and the drain electrode  175  form the thin film transistor Q together with the semiconductor layer  154 , and a channel of the thin film transistor Q is formed on the portion of the semiconductor layer  154  between the source electrode  173  and the drain electrode  175 . 
     A first interlayer insulating layer  180   a  is formed on the data conductors and an exposed portion of the semiconductor layer  154 . The first interlayer insulating layer  180   a  may include an inorganic insulating material such as a silicon nitride (SiNx) and a silicon oxide (SiOx), or an organic insulating material. 
     A color filter  230  is formed on the first interlayer insulating layer  180   a . The color filter  230  may display one of primary colors, such as three primary colors including red, green, and blue. However, the colors are not limited to the three primary colors including red, green, and blue, and the color filter  230  may also display a color of a cyan-based color, a magenta-based color, a yellow-based color, and a white-based color. The color filter  230  may be formed of materials displaying different colors for each adjacent pixel. 
     A second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  covering the color filter  230  is formed on the color filter  230 . The second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  may include an inorganic insulating material, such as a silicon nitride (SiNx) and a silicon oxide (SiOx), or an organic insulating material. 
     A contact hole  185  exposing the drain electrode  175  is formed in the color filter  230  and the interlayer insulating layers  180   a  and  180   b . The pixel electrode  191  is positioned on the second interlayer insulating layer  180   b . The pixel electrode  191  may be formed of a transparent conductive material such as ITO, IZO, or the like. The shape of the pixel electrode  191  is a rectangular shape, and includes a cross stem part including a horizontal stem part  191   a  and a vertical stem part  191   b  that intersects the horizontal stem part  191   a . In addition, the pixel electrode  191  is divided into four sub-regions by the horizontal stem part  191   a  and the vertical stem part  191   b , wherein each of the sub-regions includes a plurality of fine branch parts  191   c . In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, the pixel electrode  191  may further include outer side stem parts  191   d  connecting with the fine branch parts  191   c  to each other at left and right outer sides. In the present exemplary embodiment, the outer side stem parts  191   d  may be positioned at the left and right outer sides of the pixel electrode  191  or may be positioned to be extended up to an upper portion or down to a lower portion of the pixel electrode  191 . 
     The fine branch parts  191   c  of the pixel electrode  191  form an angle of approximately 40 to 45 degrees with respect to the gate line  121  or the horizontal stem part  191   a . In addition, the fine branch parts  191   c  of two neighboring sub-regions may be orthogonal to each other. Further, widths of the fine branch parts may gradually change or intervals between the fine branch parts  191   c  may be different from each other. 
     The pixel electrode  191  includes an extension part  197  connected to the pixel electrode  191  at a lower end of the vertical stem part  191   b  and having a wider area than that of the vertical stem part  191   b . The pixel electrode is physically and electrically connected to the drain electrode  175  through the contact hole  185  at the extension part  197 , and receives a data voltage applied from the drain electrode  175 . 
     The descriptions of the color filter  230 , the thin film transistor Q and the pixel electrode  191  stated herein are only an example, and a position of the color filter  230 , a structure of the film transistor Q, and a design of the pixel electrode  191  are not limited to the structures described in the present exemplary embodiment, but may be modified to improve side visibility. 
     A lower alignment layer  11  is formed on the pixel electrode  191 , and the lower alignment layer  11  may be a vertical alignment layer. The lower alignment layer  11  may include at least one of generally used materials as a liquid crystal alignment layer such as polyamic acid, polysiloxane, or polyimide. 
     An upper alignment layer  21  is provided at a portion facing the lower alignment layer  11 , and a microcavity  305  is formed between the lower alignment layer  11  and the upper alignment layer  21 . The microcavity  305  forms a liquid crystal layer. A liquid crystal material  310  including liquid crystal molecules is injected into the microcavity  305 , and the microcavity  305  has an inlet part  307 . A plurality of microcavities  305  may be formed along a column direction of the pixel electrode  191 , that is, the vertical direction. In the present exemplary embodiment, the alignment material forming the alignment layers  11  and  21  and the liquid crystal material  310  including the liquid crystal molecules may be injected into the microcavity  305  using a capillary force. In the present exemplary embodiment, the lower alignment layer  11  and the upper alignment layer  21  are merely differentiated depending on a position, and may be connected to each other as shown in  FIG. 3 . The lower alignment layer  11  and the upper alignment layer  21  may be simultaneously formed. 
     The microcavity  305  is partitioned in a vertical direction by the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP positioned at portions overlapped with the gate line  121  to form the plurality of microcavities  305 . The plurality of microcavities  305  may be formed along the column direction of the pixel electrode  191 , that is, the vertical direction. The liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP are formed in a region where a trench is formed in the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. In the final structure, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP may be formed in a region where a capping layer  390 , a light blocking member  220 , and the like are covered. 
     In addition, the microcavity  305  is divided in the horizontal direction by a partition wall part PWP that will be described later, thereby forming the plurality of microcavities  305 . The plurality of microcavities  305  may be formed along the row direction of the pixel electrode  191 , in other words, the horizontal direction in which the gate line  121  extends. The formed microcavities  305  may respectively correspond to one or more pixel areas, and the pixel areas may correspond to a region displaying an image. 
     A common electrode  270  and a lower insulating layer  350  are positioned on the upper alignment layer  21 . The common electrode  270  receives the common voltage, and generates an electric field together with the pixel electrode  191  to which the data voltage is applied to determine an inclination direction in which the liquid crystal molecules  310  positioned at the microcavity  305  between the two electrodes. The common electrode  270  and the pixel electrode  191  form a capacitor to maintain the received voltage even after the thin film transistor is turned off. The lower insulating layer  350  may be formed of a silicon nitride (SiNx) or a silicon oxide (SiOx). In the present exemplary embodiment, it is described that the common electrode  270  is formed on the microcavity  305 , but in another exemplary embodiment, the common electrode  270  is formed under the microcavity  305 , so that liquid crystal display can be driven in a coplanar electrode (CE) mode. 
     A roof layer  360  is disposed on the lower insulating layer  350 . The roof layer  360  serves as a support to form the microcavity  305 , which is a space between the pixel electrode  191  and the common electrode  270 . The roof layer  360  may include silicon oxycarbide (SiOC), a photoresist, or other organic materials. 
     An upper insulating layer  370  is disposed on the roof layer  360 . The upper insulating layer  370  may contact the upper surface of the roof layer  360 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the upper insulating layer  370  may cover side portions of the roof layer  360 . As a modified example, side walls of the lower insulating layer  350 , the roof layer  360 , and the upper insulating layer  370  may be formed to be substantially equally aligned with each other. 
     The capping layer  390  is disposed on the upper insulating layer  370 . The capping layer  390  includes an organic material or an inorganic material. The capping layer  390  may be disposed in the liquid crystal injecting part  307 FP as well as on the upper insulating layer  370 . In this case, the capping layer  390  may cover the inlet part  307  of the microcavity  305  exposed by the liquid crystal injecting part  307 FP. In the present exemplary embodiment, the capping layer  390  extends from the upper insulating layer  370 , thereby forming a recessed structure in the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP. Although the present exemplary embodiment describes the case in which the liquid crystal material is removed from the liquid crystal injecting part  307 FP, the liquid material remaining after being injected into the microcavity  305  may remain in the liquid crystal injecting part  307 FP. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the partition wall part PWP is formed between the microcavities  305  neighboring each other in the horizontal direction. The partition wall part PWP may be formed in a direction in which the data lines  171  are extended, and may be covered by the roof layer  360 . The partition wall part PWP is filled with the common electrode  270 , the lower insulating layer  350 , the roof layer  360 , and the upper insulating layer  370 . These structures may form a partition wall to partition or define the microcavity  305 . In the present exemplary embodiment, the partition wall part PWP is formed between the microcavities  305 , therefore less stress may be generated when the substrate  110  is bent, and a deformation degree of a cell cap may be decreased. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the light blocking member  220  is formed on the capping layer  390 . The light blocking member  220  is formed of a material through which light does not pass. The light blocking member  220  covers the thin film transistor Q to prevent a light leakage current, thereby preventing a light source  510  that will be described later from being directly irradiated in a direction of the thin film transistor Q. The light blocking member  220  may be formed along a direction parallel to the gate line  121 . 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the light source  510  is formed in the liquid crystal injecting part  307 FP positioned between the microcavities  305  adjacent in the vertical direction. In this case, the light source  510  may be formed on the light blocking member  220 . Here, the light source  510  may use a light emitting diode LED, however a kind of the light source is not limited thereto, and a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) and the like may be used. 
     A light guide panel  600  is positioned on the light source  510  and the capping layer  390 . The light guide panel  600  guides the light emitted from the light source  510  to be uniformly transmitted to a viewer. In this case, the light guide panel  600  may be a material including an acryl extrusion and is generally manufactured of a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) material having high light transmittance. In addition, a poly(methacrylstyrene) (MS) material having excellent heat resistance and moisture resistance compared to the PMMA may be used. The light guide panel  600  may be a wedge type plate or a flat type plate, but it is not limited thereto. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, a diffuser sheet  531  for scattering the light emitted from the light source  510  and irradiated through the light guide panel  600  may be further included. In this case, the diffuser sheet  531  is positioned on a path of the light in a space between the light source  510  and the light guide panel  600 . 
     The material of the diffuser sheet  531  may include at least one among a transparent silicon, a polycarbonate, and an acryl resin (PMMA). The diffuser sheet  531  may be made of a soft material, and the exemplary embodiment discloses, for example, a silicon material, and the like, but is not limited thereto, and any material that enables a light cycle may be used. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, a reflection sheet  520  may be further included to prevent the light emitted from the light source  510  from escaping to the outside of the display device. The reflection sheet  520  reflects the light leaked in the opposite side of the display device so as to prevent the light emitted from the light source  510  from escaping to the outside, thereby changing the light path in a direction of the display device. When the light emitted from the light source  510  is emitted to the upper surface of the light guide panel  600 , the reflection sheet  520  reflects the light to return to the light guide panel  600 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the light emitted from the light source  510  is scattered through the diffuser sheet  531 . The light scattered through the diffuser sheet  531  passes through the liquid crystal layer and the color filter  230  through the light guide panel  600 , and is uniformly transmitted to a viewer through the substrate  110 . In the present exemplary embodiment, the viewer may view the display device in a direction from the lower side of the substrate  110  toward the upper side. The light leaked from the display device to the opposite side of the viewer is reflected by the reflection sheet  520  and the light path of the leaked light is changed to the side of the display device, thereby being transmitted to the viewer without a loss of the light. 
     When forming a curved display device in which the light source  510  is formed under the substrate  110 , the thickness of the display device may be increased. The increase in the thickness may apply an increased tension force to the display device that may cause a damage to the display device may. Further, an edge type display device in which the light source is disposed on an edge of the light guide panel  600  is difficult to apply to a large-sized display. 
     The display device according to an exemplary embodiment does not form the light source  510  under the substrate  110 , but forms the light source  510  to be positioned between the microcavities  305  formed on the substrate  110  allowing the thickness of the display device to be reduced. Further, the reduced tension force applied to the display device makes the display device adequate to apply to a large-sized display. Although not shown, a polarizer may be formed between the capping layer  390  and the light guide panel  600 . 
     Next, another exemplary embodiment including other constituent elements will be described with reference to  FIG. 5 . The description of the same constituent elements as in the previous exemplary embodiment is omitted.  FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. The light guide panel  600  according to an exemplary embodiment is patterned by a size of the light source  510  at a position corresponding to the light source  510 . In the present exemplary embodiment, at least a portion of the light source  510  may be inserted to the patterned portion of the light guide panel  600 . Accordingly, the light emitted from the light source  510  may enter the light guide panel  600  through a lateral surface of the light guide panel  600 , thereby forming a planar light source. 
     Next, the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment as a modified exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 . The description of the same constituent elements as the previous exemplary embodiment is omitted.  FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment, and  FIG. 7  is a view to explain a movement path of a light in  FIG. 6 . Referring to  FIG. 6 , the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment may further include diffuser sheets  531  and  532  for scattering the light emitted from the light source  510  and irradiated through the light guide panel  600 . In this case, the diffuser sheets includes a first diffuser sheet  531  positioned on a light path in a space between the light source  510  and the light guide panel  600  and a second diffuser sheet  532  positioned on the light guide panel  600 . The diffuser sheets  531  and  532  scatter the light emitted from the light source  510  and irradiated through the light guide panel  600 . 
     The diffuser sheets  531  and  532  may include at least one of a transparent silicon, polycarbonate, and an acryl resin (PMMA) material. The diffuser sheet  531  may be made of a soft material, and the exemplary embodiment discloses, for example, a silicon material and the like, but is not limited thereto and any material that enables a light cycle may be used. 
     The liquid crystal display according to the present exemplary embodiment is formed with the diffuser sheets  531  and  532  on and under the light guide panel  600 . Accordingly, the light emitted from the light source  510  is not only transmitted under the liquid crystal display through the liquid crystal layer and the color filter  230  along the first diffuser sheet  531  formed under the light guide panel  600 , but is also transmitted on the liquid crystal display along the second diffuser sheet  532  formed on the light guide panel  600 . In the present exemplary embodiment, a viewer may view the display device in a direction from the lower side of the substrate  110  toward the upper side and a direction from the upper side of the substrate  100  toward the lower side. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the light emitted from the light source  510  is first scattered through the first diffuser sheet  531 . The light scattered through the first diffuser sheet  531  is emitted to a side of the display device through the light guide panel  600 . The light leaked in the upper side of the display device is scattered by the second diffuser sheet  532  formed on the light guide panel  600  to be uniformly emitted in the opposite side of the display device. 
     Hereafter, an exemplary embodiment manufacturing the above described liquid crystal display will be described with reference to  FIG. 8  to  FIG. 21 . The exemplary embodiment may be modified with a variation as an exemplary embodiment of the manufacturing method.  FIG. 8  to  FIG. 21  are cross-sectional views showing a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 10 ,  FIG. 12 ,  FIG. 14 ,  FIG. 15 ,  FIG. 17 ,  FIG. 19 , and  FIG. 21  sequentially show the cross-sectional views taken along the line II-II of  FIG. 1 , and  FIG. 9 ,  FIG. 11 ,  FIG. 13 ,  FIG. 16   FIG. 18 , and  FIG. 20  sequentially show the cross-sectional views taken along the line III-III of  FIG. 1 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 8 , and  FIG. 9 , a switching element is formed on a substrate  110 . The switching element includes a gate line  121  extending in a horizontal direction, a gate insulating layer  140  formed on the gate line  121 , semiconductor layers  151  and  154  formed on the gate insulating layer  140 , and a source electrode  173  and a drain electrode  175 . The data line  171  connected to the source electrode  173  may be formed to extend in a vertical direction while crossing the gate line  121 . The first interlayer insulating layer  180   a  is formed on the data conductors including the source electrode  173 , the drain electrode  175 , and the data line  171 , and on the exposed portion of the semiconductor layer  154 . A color filter  230  is formed on the first interlayer insulating layer  180   a  at a position corresponding to the pixel area. A second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  covering the color filter  230  is formed on the color filter  230 , and the second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  has a contact hole  185  to physically and electrically connect the pixel electrode  191  and the drain electrode  175 . 
     Next, a pixel electrode  191  is formed on the second interlayer insulating layer  180   b , and a sacrificial layer  300  is formed on the pixel electrode  191 . In the sacrificial layer  300 , as shown in  FIG. 7 , an open part OPN is formed along the data line  171 . In the open part OPN, the common electrode  270 , the lower insulating layer  350 , the roof layer  360 , and the upper insulating layer  370  are filled in the following process, thereby forming the partition wall part PWP. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10  and  FIG. 11 , a common electrode  270 , a lower insulating layer  350 , and a roof layer  360  are sequentially formed on the sacrificial layer  300 . The roof layer  360  may be removed at a region corresponding to the light blocking member  220  positioned between pixel areas adjacent in the vertical direction by an exposure and development process. The roof layer  360  exposes the lower insulating layer  350  in a region corresponding to the light blocking member  220 . The common electrode  270 , the lower insulating layer  350 , and the roof layer  360  fill the open part OPN formed on the data line  171 , as shown in  FIG. 9 , thereby forming the partition wall part PWP. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12  and  FIG. 19 , the upper insulating layer  370  is formed to cover the roof layer  360  and the exposed lower insulating layer  350 . Referring to  FIG. 14 , the upper insulating layer  370 , the lower insulating layer  350 , and the common electrode  270  are etched to partially remove the upper insulating layer  370 , the lower insulating layer  350 , and the common electrode  270 , thereby forming a trench  308 . The upper insulating layer  370  may have a structure covering the side of the roof layer  360 , but is not limited thereto, and the upper insulating layer  370  covering the side of the roof layer  360  may be removed to expose a side of the roof layer  360 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 15  and  FIG. 16 , the sacrificial layer  300  is removed by an oxygen (O2) ashing process or a wet-etching process through the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP. When the sacrificial layer  300  is removed, a microcavity  305  having an inlet part  307  is formed. The inlet part  307  may be formed along a direction parallel to the gate line  121 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 17  to  FIG. 18 , an alignment material is injected through the inlet part  307  to form alignment layers  11  and  21  on the pixel electrode  191  and the common electrode  270 . A bake process may be performed after injecting an alignment material including a solid content and a solvent through the inlet part  307 . 
     Next, a liquid crystal material is injected to the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP by using an inkjet process. The liquid crystal material including the liquid crystal molecule  310  may enter into the microcavities  305  through the inlet part  307  by a capillary force, or the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 19  to  FIG. 20 , a capping layer  390  covering the inlet part  307  and the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP is formed on the upper insulating layer  370 . The capping layer  390  extends from the upper insulating layer  370  to the trench  308 , thereby forming a depressed structure. A light source that will be described later may be formed at a position at which the depressed structure is formed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 21 , the light blocking member  220  and the light source  510  are formed on the capping layer  390 . The light blocking member  220  may be formed along a direction parallel to the gate line  121 , and may be made of a material through which light is not passed. 
     Next, the light source  510  is formed at a position corresponding to the liquid crystal injecting parts  307 FP in which the trench  308  is formed between the microcavities  305  adjacent in the horizontal direction. In the present exemplary embodiment, the light source  510  may be formed on the light blocking member  220 . 
     When forming a curved display device in which the light source  510  is formed under the substrate  110 , the thickness of the display device may be increased. The increase in the thickness may apply an increased tension force to the display device that may cause a damage to the display device. Further, an edge type display device in which the light source is disposed on an edge side of the light guide panel  600  is difficult to apply to the large-sized display. 
     The manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment positions the light source  510  between the microcavities  305  formed on the substrate  110  allowing the thickness of the liquid crystal display to be reduced. The reduce tension force applied to the display device makes the display device adequate to apply to the large-sized display. 
     The liquid crystal display described in  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  may be formed by forming the diffuser sheets  531  and  532 , the light guide panel  600 , and the reflection sheet  520  to cover the capping layer  390  and the light source  510 . 
     While the present disclosure has been described in connection with exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. 
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