Patent Publication Number: US-9851598-B2

Title: Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0068289 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 5, 2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     (a) Field 
     The present application relates to a liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     (b) Description of the Related Art 
     A liquid crystal display as one of flat panel display devices that are widely being used includes two display panels where field generating electrodes such as a pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed, and a liquid crystal layer is interposed therebetween. 
     The liquid crystal display generates an electric field in a liquid crystal layer by applying a voltage to the field generating electrodes, to determine orientations of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer and control polarization of incident light, thereby displaying an image. 
     A technique of implementing a display by forming a plurality of microcavities in a pixel and filling a liquid crystal therein has been developed for one of the liquid crystal displays. This technique may form a structure such as a roof layer to support the microcavities. To form the roof layer, several layers may be required such that a process is complicated. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments provide a liquid crystal display simplifying a manufacturing process, and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a pixel, and color filters. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The color filters are disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities are disposed between the pixel electrode and the color filters. The microcavities form a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material, and the microcavities are divided by a partition portion. The partition portion includes a color filter of one color among the color filters. 
     The partition portion may be a portion where the color filter of one color fills a separation space between the microcavities neighboring each other. 
     The partition portion may be disposed along a direction that a data line connected to the thin film transistor extends. 
     A lower insulating layer disposed between the microcavities and the color filters may be further included. 
     The color filters may have an island shape one another. 
     A boundary surface in which the color filters neighboring each other meet each other may be disposed on the partition portion. 
     The color filters may include a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter, and three partition portions disposed between the color filters neighboring each other among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may include one color filter among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter. 
     The color filters may include a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter, and three partition portions disposed between the color filters neighboring each other among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may respectively include the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter. 
     A separation space of the color filters neighboring each other may be disposed on the partition portion, an upper insulating layer covering the separation space may be further included, and the upper insulating layer may include an inorganic layer. 
     The color filters may include a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter, and the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may be a blue color filter, a red color filter, and a green color filter, respectively. 
     The blue color filter may form the partition portion. 
     An organic layer disposed on the color filters may be further included. 
     The color filters may include a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter, the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may be disposed to be separated from each other, and a separation space of the color filters may be filled with the organic layer. 
     The partition portion may be a portion where the separation space between the microcavities neighboring each other is filled with the color filter of one color. 
     The first color filter may form the partition portion, and the first color filter may be the blue color filter. 
     A common electrode and a lower insulating layer disposed between the microcavities and the color filters, an upper insulating layer disposed on the color filters, and a capping layer disposed on the upper insulating layer may be further included. 
     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 connected to the thin film transistor; forming a sacrificial layer with an open portion on the pixel electrode; forming a first color filter on the sacrificial layer; forming a second color filter on the sacrificial layer; forming a third color filter on the sacrificial layer; removing the sacrificial layer to form a plurality of microcavities; injecting a liquid crystal material into the microcavities; forming a capping layer to cover a liquid crystal injection hole of the microcavities; and filling the open portion with one color filter among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter. 
     The color filter filling the open portion may form the partition portion, and the partition portion may define the microcavities. 
     The partition portion may be formed along a direction that the data line connected to the thin film transistor extends. 
     The first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may be formed of an island shape. 
     Forming a lower insulating layer on the sacrificial layer may be further included. 
     A boundary surface in which color filters neighboring each other among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter meet each other may be disposed on the partition portion. 
     A separation space of color filters neighboring each other among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may be formed on the partition portion, the method may further include forming an upper insulating layer covering the separation space, and the upper insulating layer may include an inorganic layer. 
     The first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may respectively form a blue color filter, a red color filter, and a green color filter, and the blue color filter may form the partition portion. 
     The method may further include forming an organic layer on the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter. 
     The first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may be formed to be separated from each other on the partition portion. 
     The separation space of the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter may be filled with the organic layer. 
     The first color filter may form the partition portion, and the first color filter may be a blue color filter. 
     The method may further include: forming an upper insulating layer on the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter; and patterning the upper insulating layer to form a liquid crystal injection hole formation region, and the liquid crystal injection hole formation region may be formed along a direction that a gate line connected to the thin film transistor extends. 
     According to an exemplary embodiment, by forming the color filters on the microcavities, the roof layer may be replaced. Accordingly, the manufacturing process may be simplified. 
    
    
     
       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 of the liquid crystal display taken along a line II-II of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display taken along a line of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a top plan view of a color filter and a partition portion in a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of the color filter and the partition portion in the liquid crystal display taken along a line V-V of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 10  is a top plan view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 11  is a top plan view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 10 . 
         FIGS. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30  are top plan views and cross-sectional views showing a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 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 inventive concept. On the contrary, exemplary embodiments introduced herein are provided to make disclosed contents thorough and complete and sufficiently transfer the spirit of the inventive concept to those skilled in the art. 
     In the drawings, the thickness of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. It will be understood that when a layer is referred to as being “on” another layer or substrate, it can be directly on the other layer or substrate, or intervening them may also be present. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. 
       FIG. 1  is a top plan view of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display taken along a line II-II of  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display taken along a line III-III of  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 1  shows a 2*2 pixel portion as a center portion of a plurality of pixels, and these pixels may be repeatedly arranged up/down and right/left in the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 , a gate line  121  and a storage electrode line  131  are formed on a substrate  110  made 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 vertical and horizontal 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  disposed under a data line  171  and a semiconductor layer  154  disposed under a source/drain electrode and corresponding to a channel region of a thin film transistor Q are formed on the gate insulating layer  140 . 
     A plurality of ohmic contacts may be formed between the semiconductor layer  151  and the data line  171 , and between the semiconductor layer  154  under the source/drain electrode and corresponding to the channel region and the source/drain electrode, and are omitted in the drawings. 
     Data conductors  171 ,  173 , and  175  including a source electrode  173 , a data line  171  connected to the source electrode  173 , and a drain electrode  175  are formed on the semiconductor layers  151  and  154  and the gate insulating layer  140 . 
     The gate electrode  124 , the source electrode  173 , and the drain electrode  175  form a thin film transistor Q along with the semiconductor layer  154 , and the channel of the thin film transistor Q is formed in the exposed 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  171 ,  173 , and  175  and the exposed semiconductor layer  154 . The first interlayer insulating layer  180   a  may include an inorganic insulator such as a silicon nitride (SiNx) and a silicon oxide (SiOx). 
     A second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  and a third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  may be disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer  180   a . The second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  may be formed of the organic material, and the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  may include the inorganic insulator such as the silicon nitride (SiNx) and the silicon oxide (SiOx). The second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  is formed of the organic material thereby reducing or removing a step. Differently from the present exemplary embodiment, one or two of the first interlayer insulating layer  180   a , the second interlayer insulating layer  180   b , and the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  may be omitted. 
     A contact hole  185  passing through the first interlayer insulating layer  180   a , the second interlayer insulating layer  180   b , and the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  may be formed. The pixel electrode  191  disposed on the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  may be electrically and physically connected to the drain electrode  175  through the contact hole  185 . Hereafter, the pixel electrode  191  will be described in detail. 
     The pixel electrode  191  may be made of a transparent conductive material such as ITO or IZO. 
     An overall shape of the pixel electrode  191  is a quadrangle, and the pixel electrode  191  includes cross stems configured by a horizontal stem  191   a  and a vertical stem  191   b  crossing the horizontal stem  191   a . Further, the pixel electrode  191  is divided into four sub-regions by the horizontal stem  191   a  and the vertical stem  191   b , and each sub-region includes a plurality of minute branches  191   c . In the present exemplary embodiment, the pixel electrode  191  may further include an outer stem  191   d  connecting the minute branches  191   c  at a right and left outer circumference of the pixel electrode  191 . In the present exemplary embodiment, the outer stem  191   d  is disposed at the right and left exterior of the pixel electrode  191 , however it may be disposed to extend to an upper portion or a lower portion of the pixel electrode  191 . 
     The minute branches  191   c  of the pixel electrode  191  form an angle of approximately 40° to 45° with the gate line  121  or the horizontal stem  191   a . Further, the minute branches  191   c  of two adjacent sub-regions may be perpendicular to each other. In addition, a width of each minute branch  191   c  may be gradually increased, or a distance between the minute branches  191   c  may be varied. 
     The pixel electrode  191  includes an extension  197  which is connected at a lower end of the vertical stem  191   b , has a larger area than the vertical stem  191   b , and is electrically and physically connected to the drain electrode  175  through the contact hole  185  at the extension  197 , thereby receiving the data voltage from the drain electrode  175 . 
     The thin film transistor Q and the pixel electrode  191  described above are just described as examples, and a structure of the thin film transistor and a design of the pixel electrode may be modified in order to improve side visibility. 
     A light blocking member  220  to cover a region where the thin film transistor Q is formed is disposed on the pixel electrode  191 . The light blocking member  220  according to the present exemplary embodiment may be formed along a direction that the gate line  121  extends. The light blocking member  220  may be formed of a material that blocks light. 
     An insulating layer  181  may be formed on the light blocking member  220 , and the insulating layer  181  covering the light blocking member  220  may extend on the pixel electrode  191 . 
     A lower alignment layer  11  is formed on the pixel electrode  191 , and may be a vertical alignment layer. The lower alignment layer  11 , as a liquid crystal alignment layer made of a material such as polyamic acid, a polysiloxane, a polyimide, or the like, may include at least one of generally used materials. Also, the lower alignment layer  11  may be a photoalignment layer. 
     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 . A liquid crystal material including liquid crystal molecules  310  is injected into the microcavity  305 , and the microcavity  305  has a liquid crystal injection hole  307 . The microcavities  305  may be formed along a column direction of the pixel electrode  191 , that is, in the vertical direction. In the present exemplary embodiment, the alignment material forming the alignment layers  11  and  21  and the liquid crystal material including the liquid crystal molecules  310  may be injected into the microcavity  305  by using capillary force. 
     The microcavities  305  are divided in the vertical direction by a plurality of liquid crystal injection hole formation regions  307 FP disposed at a portion overlapping the gate line  121 , thereby defining the plurality of microcavities  305 , and the plurality of microcavities  305  may be formed along a column direction of the pixel electrode  191 , that is, in the vertical direction. Also, the microcavities  305  are divided in the horizontal direction by a partition portion PWP that will be described later, thereby defining the plurality of microcavities  305 , and 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 plurality of formed microcavities  305  may respectively correspond to the pixel area, and the pixel areas may correspond to a region displaying the image. 
     A common electrode  270  and a lower insulating layer  350  are disposed 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 a direction in which the liquid crystal molecules  310  disposed at the microcavity  305  between the two electrodes  270 ,  191  are inclined. The common electrode  270  forms a capacitor with the pixel electrode  191  to maintain the received voltage even after the thin film transistor Q 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 driving according to a coplanar electrode (CE) mode is possible. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, a color filter  230  is disposed on the lower insulating layer  350 . As shown in  FIG. 3 , among the color filters  230  neighboring each other, the color filter  230  of one color forms the partition portion PWP. The partition portion PWP is disposed between the microcavities  305  neighboring in the horizontal direction. The partition portion PWP is a portion filling the separation space of the microcavities  305  neighboring in the horizontal direction. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the partition portion PWP completely fills the separation space of the microcavity  305 , however it is not limited thereto, and it may partially fill the separation space. The partition portion PWP may be formed along the direction that the data line  171  extends. 
     The color filters  230  neighboring each other on the partition portion PWP may overlap. The boundary surface where the neighboring color filters  230  meet each other may be disposed at the portion corresponding to the partition portion PWP. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, the color filter  230  and the partition portion PWP function as a roof layer supporting the microcavity  305  to maintain the shape thereof. 
     Hereafter, the color filter  230  according to an exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 . 
       FIG. 4  is a top plan view of a color filter and a partition portion in a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of the color filter and the partition portion in the liquid crystal display taken along a line VAT of  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  are views to schematically explain the color filter and the partition portion in the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment, and the constituent elements between the substrate  110  and the microcavity  305  may be applied with the description in  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  as it is. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , the color filter  230  according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter. The first color filter may include a blue color filter B, the second color filter may include a red color filter R, and the third color filter may include a green color filter G. 
     According to the present exemplary embodiment, the partition portion PWP is formed by any one among the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter. In an exemplary embodiment, the first color filter corresponding to the blue color filter B forms the partition portion PWP. The blue color filter B may include the partition portion PWP extended from the portion corresponding to the pixel area PX and the partition portion PWP disposed between the red color filter R and the green color filter G. In this case, the red color filter R and the green color filter G covering edges opposite to each other in the partition portions PWP are simultaneously adjacent to each other, and may overlap on the partition portion PWP. 
     Instead of the blue color filter B, it is possible to form the partition portion PWP made of the red color filter R or the green color filter G. However, the blue color filter B has a larger blocking effect compared with the red color filter R or the green color filter G such that there is a merit of reducing a reflection of the light if the partition portion PWP is formed of the blue color filter B. Also, the blue color filter B has excellent fluidity of a photoresist of the color filter as well as the light blocking effect, thereby obtaining a good taper angle. Accordingly, compared with a case that an end shape of the color filter forming the partition portion PWP is vertical, the end of the color filter is slanted with an angle of more than about 45 degrees, so the color filter coated on the partition portion PWP while covering the side wall of the partition portion PWP may be well formed. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , the color filter  230  may be formed of an island shape to correspond to the pixel area PX. 
     Again referring to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , an upper insulating layer  370  is disposed on the color filter  230 . The upper insulating layer  370  may be formed of the silicon nitride (SiNx) or the silicon oxide (SiOx). As shown in  FIG. 2 , the side surface of the color filter  230  may be covered. 
     A capping layer  390  is disposed on the upper insulating layer  370 . The capping layer  390  is also disposed at the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP and the liquid crystal injection hole  307  of the microcavity  305  exposed by the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP. The capping layer  390  includes the organic material or the inorganic material. In the present exemplary embodiment, the liquid crystal material is removed in the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP. But, in a modified exemplary embodiment, the liquid crystal material may remain at the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP after being injected to the microcavity  305 . 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the partition portion PWP formed by the color filter  230  of one color is formed between the microcavities  305  adjacent in the horizontal direction. The partition portion PWP may divide or define the microcavities  305  by forming a partition wall. In the present exemplary embodiment, since a partition wall structure such as the partition portion PWP, sometimes called the partition wall formation portion PWP, exists between the microcavities  305 , even if the insulation substrate  110  is bent, generated stress is small, and a change degree of a cell gap may be considerably reduced. 
       FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of a variation of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 5 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the liquid crystal display according to the present exemplary embodiment is the same as most of the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 5 , however the color filter  230  near each partition portion PWP extends thereby forming the partition portion PWP. As shown in  FIG. 6 , two color filters  230  are close to one partition portion PWP, and each color filter B, R, and G extends in the same direction thereby forming the partition portion PWP. More particularly, the partition portion PWP disposed between the blue color filter B and the red color filter R may be formed by extending the blue color filter B, the partition portion PWP disposed between the red color filter R and the green color filter G may be formed by extending the red color filter R, and the partition portion PWP disposed between the green color filter G and the blue color filter B may be formed by extending the green color filter G. The color filters  230  neighboring each other have the boundaries at the position out of the partition portion PWP. However, the color filters  230  have portions thereof that overlap on the partition portion PWP. The color filters  230  may have boundaries at the portion deviated from the partition portion PWP. 
     However, it is not limited to this exemplary embodiment, and the partition portion PWP disposed between the blue color filter B and the red color filter R may be formed by extending the red color filter R, or the partition portion PWP disposed between the red color filter R and the green color filter G may be formed by extending the green color filter G. 
     The description of  FIG. 5  except for the above-described differences may be applied to the present exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the present exemplary embodiment is the same as most of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 , however the color filters  230  adjacent to each other are separated on the partition portion PWP. This separation space is covered by the upper insulating layer  370  and the capping layer  390  disposed on the color filter  230 . 
     The description of  FIG. 5  except for the above described differences may be applied to the present exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , the present exemplary embodiment is the same as most of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 5 , however the color filters  230  adjacent to each other are separated on the partition portion MAT. This separation space may be filled with an organic layer  360  disposed on the color filter  230 . The organic layer  360  may be the planarization layer, and reduces the step between the adjacent color filters  230  such that the capping deterioration of the upper insulating layer  370  formed on the organic layer  360  may be prevented. 
     The description of  FIG. 5  except for the above-described differences may be applied to the present exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 3 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the present exemplary embodiment is the same as most of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 3 , however the light blocking member  220  is formed along the direction that the data line  171  extends. The light blocking member  220  is disposed on the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  or the pixel electrode  191 . The light blocking member  220  that is described here may be formed of a lattice shape along with the light blocking member  220  that is extended in the direction of the gate line  121 . 
       FIG. 10  is a top plan view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 4 . 
     The exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 10  is the same as most of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 4 . However, in the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 4 , the color filters that are vertically adjacent to each other are formed of the island shape to be disposed and divided in the pixel area PX. In contrast, the color filters that are vertically adjacent to each other may include a connection in the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 10 . For example, the blue color filters B are not divided vertically, but may be connected by a first connection B- 1  in the vertical direction. The red color filter R and the green color filter G may be respectively connected by a second connection R- 1  and a third connection G- 1  in the vertical direction. 
     If sizes of the first connection B- 1 , the second connection R- 1 , and the third connection G- 1  are increased, the area of the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP may be reduced. Accordingly, the size and the position of the connections B- 1 , R- 1 , and G- 1  may be adjusted such that the alignment material and the liquid crystal material are freely injected into the microcavity  305  through the liquid crystal injection hole  307 . 
       FIG. 11  is a top plan view of a variation exemplary embodiment of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 10 . 
     The exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 11  is the same as most of the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 10 . However, in the exemplary embodiment described in  FIG. 10 , the connection of the color filters that are adjacent vertically is disposed at the center with reference to a short edge of the pixel area PX. In contrast, the connection of the color filters that are adjacent vertically may be disposed at right and left edges with reference to the pixel area PX in the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 11 . 
     A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment will now be described with reference to  FIGS. 12 to 30 . The below exemplary embodiment is an exemplary embodiment of the manufacturing method and may be varied. 
       FIGS. 12 to 30  are top plan views and cross-sectional views showing a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIGS. 12, 14, 16, 24, 26, 27, and 29  sequentially show the cross-sectional views taken along the line II-II of  FIG. 1 .  FIGS. 13, 15, 17, 25, 28, and 30  sequentially show the cross-sectional views taken along the line III-III of  FIG. 1 .  FIGS. 18, 20, and 22  are top plan views of a color filter and a partition portion in the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIGS. 19, 21, and 23  are cross-sectional views taken along a line XVI-XVI of  FIG. 18 , a line XVIII-XVIII of  FIG. 20 , and a line XX-XX of  FIG. 22 , respectively. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 12 , and  FIG. 13 , to form a generally known switching element on a substrate  110 , a gate line  121  extending in a horizontal direction and a gate insulating layer  140  on the gate line  121  are formed, semiconductor layers  151  and  154  are formed on the gate insulating layer  140 , and a source electrode  173  and a drain electrode  175  are formed. At this time, 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  171 ,  173 , and  175  including the source electrode  173 , the drain electrode  175 , and the data line  171 , and the exposed portion of the semiconductor layer  154 . 
     The second interlayer insulating layer  180   b  and the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c  are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer  180   a  and the contact hole  185  passing through them is formed. Next, the pixel electrode  191  is formed on the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c , and the pixel electrode  191  may be electrically and physically connected to the drain electrode  175  through the contact hole  185 . 
     The light blocking member  220  is formed on the pixel electrode  191  or the third interlayer insulating layer  180   c . The light blocking member  220  may be formed according to the direction that the gate line  121  extends. The light blocking member  220  may be formed of the material blocking the light. The insulating layer  181  is formed on the light blocking member  220  and the insulating layer  181  may be extended on the pixel electrode  191  while covering the light blocking member  220 . 
     Next, a sacrificial layer  300  is formed on the pixel electrode  191 . In this case, an open portion OPN is formed along the direction parallel to the data line  171  in the sacrificial layer  300 . In the open portion OPN, the color filter  230  may be filled in a following process thereby forming the partition portion PWP. The sacrificial layer  300  may be formed of a photoresist or the organic material. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 14 , and  FIG. 15 , the common electrode  270  and the lower insulating layer  350  are sequentially formed on the sacrificial layer  300 . As shown in  FIG. 15 , the common electrode  270  and the lower insulating layer  350  may cover the open portion OPN. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 16 , and  FIG. 17 , the color filter  230  is formed on the lower insulating layer  350 . The color filter  230  may be removed in the region corresponding to the light blocking member  220  disposed between the pixel areas adjacent in the vertical direction by the patterning process or the exposure/developing process. As shown in  FIG. 16 , the color filter  230  exposes the lower insulating layer  350  outside in the region corresponding to the light blocking member  220 . At this time, as shown in  FIG. 17 , the color filter  230  forms the partition portion PWP while filling the open portion OPN of the light blocking member  220 . In the present exemplary embodiment, the color filter  230  filling the open portion OPN is the color filter  230  of one color. The color filters  230  neighboring the color filter  230  forming the partition portion PWP may overlap each other on the partition portion PWP. However, as the variation of the exemplary embodiment, the neighboring color filters  230  may be formed to be separated on the partition portion PWP. 
     Hereafter, the manufacturing process of the color filter  230  according to an exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 18  to  FIG. 23 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 18  and  FIG. 19 , the blue color filter B is formed on the sacrificial layer  300 . In this case, the blue color filter B is formed to fill the separation space between the sacrificial layers  300  separated in the horizontal direction. The blue color filter B is formed at the portion corresponding to the pixel area PX, and the blue color filter B formed corresponding to the pixel area PX extends thereby forming the partition portion PWP. Also, the partition portion PWP is only formed to be separated between two pixel areas PX where the blue color filter B is not formed. It is preferable that the partition portion PWP separated from the partition portion PWP formed by extending the blue color filter B is formed by using one mask. However, to form the structure described in  FIG. 6 , the blue color filter B may be formed to form the portion corresponding to the pixel area PX and the partition portion PWP extended therefrom, and the partition portion may not be formed in the separation space between two pixel areas PX where the blue color filter B is formed. The separation space between the sacrificial layer  300  that is filled by the color filter  230  may be filled with the partition portion in the following process of forming the red color filter R or the green color filter G. 
     Referring to  FIG. 20  and  FIG. 21 , the red color filter R is formed on the sacrificial layer  300 . The red color filter R is formed to overlap the partition portion PWP, and may overlap on the blue color filter B and the partition portion PWP. 
     Referring to  FIG. 22  and  FIG. 23 , the green color filter G is formed on the sacrificial layer  300 . The green color filter G is formed to overlap the partition portion PWP, and may respectively overlap the blue color filter B and the red color filter R on the partition portion PWP. 
     The formation position and the sequence of the above-described red color filter R and green color filter G may be changed. Also, differently from that shown in  FIG. 23 , the thicknesses of the blue color filter B, the red color filter R, and the green color filter G may be different. The reason for differentiating the thicknesses of the blue color filter B, the red color filter R, and the green color filter G is to adjust color coordinates in each color filter. Also, the heights of the blue color filter B, the red color filter R, and the green color filter G may be different. To differentiate the height of each color filter, the thickness of the sacrificial layer  300  corresponding to each color filter R, G and B may be changed. Next, if the sacrificial layer  300  is removed, the microcavities  305  having the different heights may be formed, and the heights of each color filter disposed thereon may be different. 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 24 , and  FIG. 25 , the upper insulating layer  370  covering the color filter  230  and the exposed lower insulating layer  350  is formed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 26 , 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 , and to form the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP. In this case, the upper insulating layer  370  has a structure covering the side surface of the color filter  230 , however it is not limited thereto, and the upper insulating layer  370  covering the side surface of the color filter  230  may be removed to expose the side surface of the color filter  230  outside. 
     Referring to  FIG. 27  and  FIG. 28 , the sacrificial layer  300  is removed through the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP by oxygen ( 02 ) ashing treatment or a wet etching method. At this time, the microcavity  305  having the liquid crystal injection hole  307  is formed. The microcavity  305  is an empty space formed when the sacrificial layer  300  is removed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 29  and  FIG. 30 , the alignment material is injected through the liquid crystal injection hole  307  to form the alignment layers  11  and  21  on the pixel electrode  191  and the common electrode  270 . In detail, a bake process is performed after injecting an alignment material including a solid content and a solvent through the liquid crystal injection hole  307 . 
     Next, a liquid crystal material including the liquid crystal molecules  310  is injected into the microcavity  305  via the liquid crystal injection hole  307 , using an inkjet method and the like. 
     Thereafter, the capping layer  390  is formed on the insulating layer  350  to cover the liquid crystal injection hole  307  and the liquid crystal injection hole formation region  307 FP to form the liquid crystal display illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     While the inventive concept has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the inventive concept 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 appended claims. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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