Exposure device and method of fabricating liquid crystal display panel using the same

1. An exposure device, comprising:

a light irradiator for irradiating light;

a mask having a pattern to be formed on a substrate, the mask having a pair of long sides extending along a first direction and a pair of shorter sides extending along a second direction such that the mask has a size larger than at least two display panel areas positioned on the substrate; and

a first pair of vacuum pads positioned along and overlapping the long sides of the mask for affixing the mask over the substrate and a second pair of vacuum pads positioned along and spaced apart from the short sides of the mask.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further including first and second shielding blades for preventing portions of the substrate from being exposed to the irradiated light.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a length of a shorter side of the substrate is about 590 mm, and a length of a longer side of the substrate is about 670 mm.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a side of an exposure area of the mask is about 580 mm.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a shorter side of the substrate and the longer sides of the mask are parallel with each other.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second pairs of vacuum pads are connected to each other through a vacuum line.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first pair of vacuum pads face each other along the longer sides of the mask.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second pair of vacuum pads face each other along the second direction perpendicular to an exposure direction.

9. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display panel using an exposure device, comprising:

providing a substrate having at least two adjacent display panel areas;

positioning a mask over the substrate using a first pair of vacuum pads positioned along and overlapping long sides of the mask for affixing the mask over the substrate and a second pair of vacuum pads positioned along and spaced apart from short sides of the mask; and

forming a pattern simultaneously on the two adjacent display panel areas along an exposure direction of the exposure device.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein a length of a shorter side of the substrate is about 590 mm, and a length of a longer side of the substrate is about 670 mm.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein a side of an exposure area of the mask is about 580 mm.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the side of the exposure area is larger than a length of at least two adjacent display panel areas.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein a shorter side of the substrate and the long sides of the mask are parallel with each other.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the second pair of vacuum pads face each other along a first direction perpendicular to the exposure direction.