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Thin film transistor array panels for a liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the same

US7978292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 2004
Grant dateJul 12, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32139
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to simultaneously etching thin films to different uniform depths depending on positions by using a photoresist pattern having different thickness depending on positions as an etch mask in order to form a contact hole for a gate pad along with at least one other layer, or a data wire and a semiconductor pattern, via a single photolithography step.

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