Patent ID: 8854583

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a substrate; a transistor comprising a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, over the substrate; a conductive layer over the substrate; an interlayer insulating film over the transistor and the conductive layer; a first electrode layer electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode, the first electrode layer being on and in contact with the interlayer insulating film; a second electrode layer electrically connected to the conductive layer, the second electrode layer being on and in contact with the interlayer insulating film; and a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase, wherein the one of the source electrode and the drain electrode, the interlayer insulating film, and the first electrode layer are stacked, wherein the conductive layer, the interlayer insulating film, and the second electrode layer are stacked, wherein the one of the source electrode and the drain electrode and the conductive layer are spaced apart from each other, wherein the interlayer insulating film and the gate insulating layer have an opening between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, wherein the liquid crystal layer is included in the opening, wherein the substrate and side surfaces of the gate insulating layer, the one of the source electrode and the drain electrode, the interlayer insulating film, the first electrode layer, the conductive layer, and the second electrode layer are exposed in the opening, and wherein the substrate and the side surfaces of the gate insulating layer, the one of the source electrode and the drain electrode, the interlayer insulating film, the first electrode layer, the conductive layer, and the second electrode layer are in contact with the liquid crystal layer.