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Thin film transistor array, fabrication method thereof, and liquid crystal display device employing the same

US6750087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2003
Grant dateJun 15, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/945

Abstract

A fabrication method of a thin film transistor array substrate includes a step of forming a gate insulation film, a semiconductor layer, an ohmic layer, and a metal film on the insulating substrate on which the gate line is formed, a step of forming a resist pattern on the metal film by a photolithography process so that its thickness is thinner on the corresponding section to the semiconductor active layer than on the other sections, a step of etching the metal film to form the source line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, a step of removing the ohmic layer and the semiconductor layer after removing the resist on the corresponding section to the semiconductor active layer, a step of removing the metal film, and a step of removing the ohmic layer.

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