Claims
- 1. An electro-optical device comprising:
- a data line:
- a black matrix provided over said data line;
- an interlayer dielectric film provided on said black matrix; and
- a pixel electrode provided on said interlayer dielectric film.
- 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said black matrix comprises titanium, chromium or aluminum.
- 3. The device of claim 1 wherein said interlayer dielectric film is formed by liquid phase deposition.
- 4. The device of claim 1 wherein said electro-optical device is a twisted-nematic mode liquid crystal display, a supertwisted nematic mode liquid crystal display, an electric field control birefringence mode liquid crystal display, a phase transition mode liquid crystal display, a guest-host mode liquid crystal display or a thermal-effect mode liquid crystal display.
- 5. The device of claim 1 wherein said pixel electrode comprises a transparent conductive film.
- 6. The device of claim 1, wherein said black matrix, said interlayer dielectric film and said pixel electrode constitute a retaining capacitor.
- 7. An electro-optical device comprising:
- a black matrix;
- a resin layer provided on said black matrix; and
- a pixel electrode provided on said resin layer,
- wherein said black matrix, said resin layer and said pixel electrode constitute a retaining capacitor.
- 8. The device of claim 7 wherein said resin layer is an interlayer dielectric film.
- 9. The device of claim 7 wherein said black matrix comprises titanium, chromium or aluminum.
- 10. The device of claim 7 wherein said resin layer is formed by liquid phase deposition.
- 11. The device of claim 7 wherein said electro-optical device is a twisted-nematic mode liquid crystal display, a supertwisted nematic mode liquid crystal display, an electric field control birefringence mode liquid crystal display, a phase transition mode liquid crystal display, a guest-host mode liquid crystal display or a thermal-effect mode liquid crystal display.
- 12. The device of claim 7 wherein said pixel electrode comprises a transparent conductive film.
- 13. An electro-optical device comprising:
- a gate line;
- a black matrix provided over said gate line;
- an interlayer dielectric film provided on said black matrix; and
- a pixel electrode provided on said interlayer dielectric film,
- wherein said black matrix, said interlayer dielectric film and said pixel electrode constitutes a retaining capacitor.
- 14. An electro-optical device comprising:
- two data lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- two gate lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- a pixel TFT region surrounded by parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- a black matrix provided on said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- an interlayer dielectric film provided on said black matrix; and
- a pixel electrode provided on said interlayer dielectric film,
- wherein said black matrix surrounds said pixel along said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines, and
- wherein said black matrix, said interlayer dielectric film and said pixel electrode constitute a retaining capacitor.
- 15. An electro-optical device comprising:
- two data lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- two gate lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- a pixel TFT region surrounded by parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- a black matrix provided on said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- an interlayer dielectric film provided on said black matrix;
- a pixel electrode provided on said interlayer dielectric film; and
- a thin film transistor connected with said pixel electrode and covered with said black matrix,
- wherein said black matrix surrounds said pixel along said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines, and
- wherein said black matrix, said interlayer dielectric film and said pixel electrode constitute a retaining capacitor.
- 16. An electro-optical device comprising:
- two data lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- two gate lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- a pixel TFT region surrounded by parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- a black matrix provided on said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- an interlayer dielectric film comprising organic resin or inorganic material provided on said black matrix; and
- a pixel electrode provided on said interlayer dielectric film,
- wherein said black matrix surrounds said pixel along said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines, and
- wherein said black matrix, said interlayer dielectric film and said pixel electrode constitute a retaining capacitor.
- 17. An electro-optical device comprising:
- two data lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- two gate lines provided in parallel with each other and adjacent to each other;
- a pixel TFT region surrounded by parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines;
- a black matrix provided on said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines through at least one interlayer dielectric film;
- another interlayer dielectric film provided on said black matrix; and
- a pixel electrode provided on said another interlayer dielectric film,
- wherein said black matrix surrounds said pixel along said parts of said two data lines and said two gate lines,
- wherein said black matrix, said another interlayer dielectric film and said pixel electrode constitute a retaining capacitor, and
- wherein said another interlayer dielectric film has a relative dielectric constant larger than that of said at least one interlayer dielectric film.
- 18. The device of claim 17 wherein said at least one interlayer dielectric film comprises an organic resin.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/808,453 filed Feb. 28, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,815,226.
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