IP Library Granted Patent US 7,871,743
Granted Patent B2
US 7,871,743 · App. 12/128,724 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Gray scale mask

Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
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Patent No.
US 7,871,743
App. No.
12/128,724
Granted
Jan 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gray scale mask for fabricating a thin film transistor, comprising: a source mask region; a drain mask region; and a channel mask region between the source mask region and the drain mask region, wherein a plurality of light-blocking bars are arranged regularly in the channel mask region, and the light-blocking bars are perpendicular to a center line of the channel mask region.

Claims (15)

1. A gray scale mask for fabricating a thin film transistor, comprising:

a source mask region;

a drain mask region; and

a channel mask region between the source mask region and the drain mask region, wherein a plurality of light-blocking bars are arranged regularly in the channel mask region, and the light-blocking bars are perpendicular to a center line of the channel mask region, each of said source mask region and said drain mask region having a profile and wherein the center line of the channel mask region extends in parallel to the profiles of the source mask region and the drain mask region that face each other.

2. The gray scale mask according to claim 1 , wherein ends of the plurality of light-blocking bars which contact the source mask region and the drain mask region are in a form of a wedge angle.

3. The gray scale mask according to claim 2 , wherein the ends of the light-blocking bars contact with the source mask region and the drain mask region with an angle in a range of about 20° to 70°.

4. The gray scale mask according to claim 2 , wherein the light-blocking bars have a width of about 1 μm to 3 μm.

5. The gray scale mask according to claim 2 , wherein the light-blocking bars have a spacing of about 1 μm to 3 μm therebetween.

6. The gray scale mask according to claim 1 , wherein the drain mask region is U-shaped, and an end of the source mask region is rectangular and extends into the U shaped drain mask region.

7. The gray scale mask according to claim 1 , wherein each of the drain mask region and the source mask region has a rectangular end, and the end of the drain mask region and the end of the source mask region are arranged opposite to each other.

8. The gray scale mask according to claim 1 , wherein the light-blocking bars is in a strip shape.

9. The gray scale mask according to claim 1 , wherein ends of the plurality of light-blocking bars which contact the source mask region and the drain mask region are in a form of a trapezoid.

10. The gray scale mask according to claim 9 , wherein the ends of the light-blocking bars contact with the source mask region and the drain mask region with an angle in a range of about 20° to 70°.

11. The gray scale mask according to claim 9 , wherein the light-blocking bars have a width of about 1 μm to 3 μm.

12. The gray scale mask according to claim 9 , wherein the light-blocking bars have a spacing of about 1 μm to 3 μm therebetween.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2015
From: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 036644/0601 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2008
From: DONG, MIN; YOO, SEONGYEOL
To: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021014/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2007 10 121531 · Sep 7, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090068571A1 · Mar 12, 2009