In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same
View Patent ↗A method for fabricating an in-plane switching LCD device includes forming a data line and a light-shielding layer on a substrate, forming a pixel electrode line and an active region with a polycrystalline silicon thin film, forming a first insulating layer on the substrate, forming a gate electrode and a common electrode line on the first insulating layer, forming a second insulating layer on the substrate, forming a first contact hole that exposes at least portions of the data line and the active region, and forming a connection electrode that connects at least portions of the exposed data line and the active region.
1. A method for fabricating an in-plane switching liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:
forming a data line and a light-shielding layer on a substrate;
forming a pixel electrode line and an active region with a polycrystalline silicon thin film;
forming a first insulating layer on the substrate;
forming a gate electrode and a common electrode line on the first insulating layer;
forming a second insulating layer on the substrate;
forming a first contact hole that exposes at least portions of the data line and the active region; and
forming a connection electrode that connects at least portions of the exposed data line and the active region.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common electrode line and the pixel electrode line constitutes a storage capacitor.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming at least one common electrode by extending the common electrode line at the time of forming the common electrode line and forming at least one pixel electrode by extending the pixel electrode line at the time of forming the pixel electrode line.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is shaped as a zigzag form.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming an active region includes patterning the polycrystalline silicon thin film to form an active pattern, and injecting impurity ions onto a predetermine region of the active pattern to form a source region and a drain region.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising forming a second contact hole that exposes at least a portion of the common electrode line at the time of forming the first contact hole.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising forming at least one common electrode connected to the common electrode line through the second contact hole.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising forming a third contact hole that exposes at least a portion of the pixel electrode line at the time of forming the second contact hole.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising forming at least one pixel electrode connected to the pixel electrode line through the third contact hole.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is shaped as a zigzag form.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is shaped as a zigzag form.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is formed of an opaque metal.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is formed of an opaque metal.
14. The method of claim 7 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material.