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Active matrix substrate and manufacturing method of the same

US5818549A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1997
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D86/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

First and second gate insulating films, a semiconductor layer made of a-Si(i), and an etching stopper layer are formed to cover a gate electrode on a glass substrate. A drain electrode side contact layer and a source electrode side contact layer are made out of a-Si(n.sup.+) in such a manner to be cut off on the etching stopper layer. A disconnection preventing a-Si(n.sup.+) wire is formed below a source wire in its longitudinal direction, and atop of which a pixel electrode is formed. Since the disconnection preventing a-Si(n.sup.+) wire and source electrode side contact layer are spaced apart, static-induced characteristics deterioration of TFT and the point and line defects during the substrate fabrication sequence can be eliminated and the non-defective ratio of the display device can be improved drastically.

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