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Thin film transistor array substrate and manufacturing method thereof

US6818923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2002
Grant dateNov 16, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/136236
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A thin film transistor array substrate, and its manufacturing method, that is made using a three-round mask process. Gate patterns, each of which includes a gate line consisting of a transparent metal pattern and a gate metal pattern, a gate electrode, a lower gate pad, a lower data pad, and a pixel electrode are formed using a first mask process. A second mask process forms a gate insulating pattern and a semiconductor pattern. A third mask process forms source and drain patterns, each of which includes a data line, a source electrode, a drain electrode, an upper gate pad and an upper data pad. Additionally, the gate metal pattern on an upper portion of the pixel electrode is removed.

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