IP Library Granted Patent US 7,923,726
Granted Patent B2
US 7,923,726 · App. 11/352,181 · Granted Apr 12, 2011

TFT substrate for display device with a semiconductor layer that extends beyond the gate electrode structure and manufacturing method of the same

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Patent No.
US 7,923,726
App. No.
11/352,181
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a TFT substrate for a display apparatus comprising a gate wiring including a gate electrode, a data wiring including a data line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to a pixel electrode, and a semiconductor layer disposed between the gate wiring and the data wiring, wherein the semiconductor layer under the drain electrode is disposed within an area overlapping the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer under the source electrode extends outward to an area not overlapping the gate electrode. Advantageously, the present disclosure provides a TFT substrate for a display apparatus having a high aperture ratio and causing less afterimaging, and a manufacturing method of the same.

Claims (20)

1. A TFT substrate for a display apparatus, comprising:

a gate wiring including a gate electrode;

a data wiring including a data line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to a pixel electrode; and

a semiconductor layer disposed between the gate wiring and the data wiring,

wherein the source electrode includes a portion extended along the gate electrode, and an edge of the gate electrode passes through a portion of the extended portion of the source electrode, and

a first portion of an end of the semiconductor layer closer to the drain electrode than the source electrode overlaps with the gate electrode.

2. The TFT substrate of claim 1 , wherein the source electrode has a substantially “U” shape.

3. The TFT substrate of claim 1 , wherein a second portion of the end of the semiconductor layer closer to the source electrode than the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

4. The TFT substrate of claim 2 , wherein a second portion of the end of the semiconductor layer closer to the source electrode than the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

5. The TFT substrate of claim 1 , wherein the source electrode has first and second edges opposite to each other,

the drain electrode has third and fourth edges opposite to each other,

the first edge and the third edge face each other and are disposed on the gate electrode, and

the second edge which does not face the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

6. The TFT substrate of claim 5 , wherein the gate wiring further includes a gate line and the gate electrode includes an extended width greater than the gate line.

7. The TFT substrate of claim 6 , wherein a second portion of the end of the semiconductor layer closer to the source electrode than the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

8. The TFT substrate of claim 5 , wherein a second portion of the end of the semiconductor layer closer to the source electrode than the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

9. The TFT substrate of claim 1 , wherein the gate wiring further includes a gate line and the gate electrode includes an extended width greater than the gate line.

10. The TFT substrate of claim 9 , wherein the source electrode has a substantially “U” shape.

11. The TFT substrate of claim 10 , wherein a second portion of the end of the semiconductor layer closer to the source electrode than the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

12. The TFT substrate of claim 9 , wherein a second portion of the end of the semiconductor layer closer to the source electrode than the drain electrode extends outward from the gate electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029008/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2009
From: NA, BYOUNG-SUN; KWAK, SANG-KI; KIM, DONG-GYU; LEE, KYUNG-PHIL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023242/0584 →