Method for patching up thin-film transistor circuits on a display panel by local thin-film deposition
US7427516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/136263
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for patching up thin-film transistor (TFT) circuit patterns on a display panel comprises the following steps. Firstly, a mask having an opening is placed above the display panel and the opening corresponds to the location of the cracks of the circuits on the display panel. Subsequently, a plasma sputtering procedure is performed to deposit a metal thin film through the opening of the mask on the display panel so as to connect the broken circuits. When the metal thin film is covered on a plurality of the circuits, a laser cut-out procedure is performed to cut apart the metal thin film on the plurality of the circuits so as to prevent the different circuits from short circuits.
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