IP Library Granted Patent US 7,170,572
Granted Patent B2
US 7,170,572 · App. 10/750,360 · Granted Jan 30, 2007

Transflective thin film transistor liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,170,572
App. No.
10/750,360
Granted
Jan 30, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a manufacturing process of transflective TFT-LCD panel (transflective TFT-LCD panel) comprising the following steps: first, form a first conductive layer on the substrate; next, define the first conductive layer to form a gate; after that, form a dielectric layer on the gate; following that, form a channel over the gate; then, form a photo-resist block; form a second conductive layer; next, define the second conductive to form a source and a drain over the gate, and to form a photo-reflective layer on the photo-resist block; after that, form a protection layer thereon; following that, define the protection layer to form a first opening on the photo-reflective layer allowing part of the drain to be exposed, and to form a second opening on the photo-reflective layer allowing part of the photo-reflective layer to be exposed; last, form a transparent electrode being electrically connected to the drain and the photo-reflective layer via the first and the second opening respectively.

Claims (23)

1. A manufacturing method of a transflective TFT-LCD panel, comprising the steps of:

A manufacturing method of a transflective TFT-LCD panel, comprising the steps of:

forming a first conductive layer on a substrate;

patterning the first conductive layer to form a gate;

forming a dielectric layer on the substrate to cover the gate;

forming a channel on the dielectric layer and the channel disposed over the gate;

forming a photo-resist block;

forming a second conductive layer to cover the channel and the photo-resist block;

patterning the second conductive layer to form a source, a drain and a reflective pixel electrode simultaneously, wherein the source and the drain are disposed above the gate, and the reflective pixel electrode is formed on the photo-resist block, and the reflective pixel electrode and the drain are discrete;

forming a protection layer to cover the source, the drain and the reflective pixel electrode;

patterning the protection layer to form a first opening on the drain allowing part of the drain to be exposed, and a second opening on the reflective pixel electrode allowing part of the reflective pixel electrode to be exposed; and

forming a transparent electrode electrically connected to the drain and the reflective pixel electrode via the first opening and the second opening.

2. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein a capacitor electrode set under the photo-resist block is formed during the step of defining the first conductive layer.

3. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer is a first metal layer.

4. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a glass substrate.

5. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the photo-resist block is composed of positive photo-resist.

6. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductive layer is a second metal layer.

7. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent electrode is composed of indium-tin oxide (ITO).

8. A manufacturing method of a transflective TFT-LCD panel equipped with a transmissive area and a reflective area, comprising the steps of:

forming a thin film transistor and a capacitor electrode on the substrate, wherein a reflective pixel electrode within the reflective area and a source and a drain of the thin film transistor are formed simultaneously, and the reflective pixel electrode and the drain are discrete; and

forming a transparent electrode within the transmissive area to electrically connect the reflective pixel electrode and the drain.

9. A manufacturing method according to claim 8 , wherein the reflective pixel electrode is formed substantially above the capacitor electrode.

10. A manufacturing method according to claim 8 , wherein a photo-resist block is formed on the capacitor electrode prior to the formation of the reflective pixel electrode.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032604/0487 →
MERGER Recorded May 10, 2010
From: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024358/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2004
From: SAH, WEN-JYH; WEI, CHUNG-KUANG; CHU, CHENG-JEN
To: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 015318/0356 →