IP Library Granted Patent US 8,158,982
Granted Patent B2
US 8,158,982 · App. 11/812,182 · Granted Apr 17, 2012

Polysilicon thin film transistor device with gate electrode thinner than gate line

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Patent No.
US 8,158,982
App. No.
11/812,182
Granted
Apr 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polysilicon thin film transistor device includes a gate metal pattern including a gate electrode and a gate line formed on a substrate, the gate metal pattern having a stepped portion, a gate insulating film formed on the gate metal pattern, a polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film, the polysilicon semiconductor layer including an active region, lightly doped drain regions, a source region, and a drain region, a source electrode connected to the source region and a drain electrode connected to the drain region on the polysilicon semiconductor layer, and a pixel electrode connected with the drain electrode.

Claims (8)

1. A polysilicon thin film transistor device, comprising:

a buffer layer formed on a substrate;

a gate metal pattern including a gate electrode and a gate line formed on the buffer layer;

a gate insulating film formed on the gate metal pattern;

a polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film, the polysilicon semiconductor layer including an active region, lightly doped drain regions, a source region and a drain region;

a source electrode connected to the source region and a drain electrode connected to the drain region on the polysilicon semiconductor layer; and

a pixel electrode connected with the pixel electrode,

wherein the gate metal pattern is a single layer of a metal material, and the thickness of the gate electrode is less than the thickness of the gate line.