IP Library Patent Application 11444954
Patent Application
App. No. 11/444,954

Thin film transistor array panel and method for manufacturing the same

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11/444,954
Abstract

The present invention provides a thin film transistor array panel comprising a substrate; a gate line containing Ag formed on the substrate at a low temperature to prevent agglomeration, a first gate insulating layer formed on the gate line, a second gate insulating layer formed on the first gate insulating layer, a data line perpendicularly intersecting the gate line, and a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Claims (41)

1 . A thin film transistor array panel comprising:

a substrate;

a gate line containing Ag formed on the substrate;

a gate insulating layer formed at a temperature lower than 280° C. on the gate line;

a data line perpendicularly intersecting the gate line; and

a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line.

2 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 1 , wherein the gate insulating layer is deposited at a temperature of 180 to 280° C.

3 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 1 , wherein the gate line comprises a first conductive layer containing Ag and a second conductive layer containing a conductive oxide.

4 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 3 , wherein the conductive oxide is ITO or IZO.

5 . A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array panel comprising:

forming a gate line containing Ag on a substrate;

forming a gate insulating layer at a temperature lower than 280° C. on the gate line;

forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer;

forming a data line and a drain electrode on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer; and

forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the formation of the gate insulating layer comprises deposition performed at a temperature of 180 to 280° C.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the formation of the gate insulating layer comprises applying at least one selected from among silane gas (SiH 4 ), hydrogen gas (H 2 ), and helium gas (He).

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the flow ratio of the silane gas (SiH 4 ) and the hydrogen gas (H 2 ) or the flow ratio of the silane gas (SiH 4 ) and the helium gas (He) is between 5 and 20.

9 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the formation of the data line and the drain electrode comprises deposition performed at a temperature of 180 to 280° C.

10 . A thin film transistor array panel comprising:

a substrate;

a gate line containing Ag formed on the substrate;

a first gate insulating layer formed on the gate line;

a second gate insulating layer formed on the first gate insulating layer;

a data line perpendicularly intersecting the gate line; and

a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line.

11 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 10 , wherein the first gate insulating layer is formed at a temperature lower than that of the second insulating layer.

12 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 10 or 11 , wherein the first gate insulating layer is formed at a temperature of 130 to 280° C.

13 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 10 , wherein the first gate insulating layer has a thickness of 100 to 500 Å.

14 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 10 , wherein the first gate insulating layer comprises silicon nitride or silicon oxide.

15 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 10 , wherein the gate line comprises a first conductive layer containing Ag and a second conductive layer containing a conductive oxide.

16 . The thin film transistor array panel of claim 15 , wherein the conductive oxide is ITO or IZO.

17 . A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array panel, comprising:

forming a gate line containing Ag on a substrate;

forming a first gate insulating layer on the gate line;

forming a second gate insulating layer and a semiconductor layer at a higher temperature than the formation of the first gate insulating layer on the first gate insulating layer;

forming a data line and a drain electrode on the second gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer; and

forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the formation of the first gate insulating layer is performed at a temperature of 130 to 280° C.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the formation of the gate line comprises a step of forming a conductive layer containing a conductive oxide and a step of forming a conductive layer containing Ag.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the formation of the data line and the drain electrode comprises deposition performed at a temperature of 180 to 280° C.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029008/0773 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2006
From: YANG, SUNG-HOON; SHIN, WON-SUK; KIM, BYOUNG-JUNE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017948/0558 →