IP Library Granted Patent US 7,705,360
Granted Patent B2
US 7,705,360 · App. 12/178,967 · Granted Apr 27, 2010

Array substrate for display device and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,705,360
App. No.
12/178,967
Granted
Apr 27, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An array substrate includes a substrate, a data line formed on the substrate, a passivation layer formed on the data line, a gate line including a gate electrode and a capacitor line formed on the passivation layer, a gate insulation layer formed on the gate electrode and the capacitor line, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulation layer, a contact hole formed through the passivation layer and the gate insulation layer to expose the data line and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor layer. The capacitor electrode is overlapped with the data line. The source electrode is connected to the data line through the contact hole and the source electrode and the drain electrode include a transparent conductive material.

Claims (28)

1. An array substrate comprising:

a substrate;

a data line formed on the substrate;

a passivation layer formed on the data line;

a gate line including a gate electrode and a capacitor line formed on the passivation layer, wherein the capacitor line is overlapped with the data line;

a gate insulation layer formed on the gate line and the capacitor line;

a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulation layer;

a contact hole formed through the passivation layer and the gate insulation layer to expose the data line; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor layer and the gate insulation layer,

wherein the source electrode is connected to the data line through the contact hole, and the source electrode and the drain electrode comprises a transparent conductive material.

2. The array substrate of claim 1 , wherein the drain electrode comprises a pixel electrode formed on the gate insulation layer.

3. The array substrate of claim 2 , wherein the pixel electrode comprises one of a reflective conductive material, a transflective conductive material, indium tin oxide (ITO) and indium zinc oxide (IZO).

4. The array substrate of claim 1 , wherein a width of the capacitor line is wider than a width of the data line.

5. A display device comprising:

a first substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises:

a data line formed on a substrate;

a passivation layer formed on the data line;

a gate line including a gate electrode and a capacitor line formed on the passivation layer, wherein the capacitor line is overlapped with the data line;

a gate insulation layer formed on the gate line and the capacitor line;

a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulation layer;

a contact hole formed through the passivation layer and the gate insulation layer to expose the data line; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor layer,

a second substrate including a black matrix; and

a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the drain electrode comprises a pixel electrode formed on the gate insulation layer, and a distance of adjacent pixel electrodes is narrower than a width of the black matrix, a width of the capacitor line and a width of the data line.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode comprises a transparent conductive material.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the transparent conductive material comprises one of a reflective conductive material, a transflective conductive material, indium tin oxide (ITO) and indium zinc oxide (IZO).

8. The display device of claim 5 , wherein a width of the capacitor line is wider than a width of the data line.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2026
From: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: LONESTAR CRYSTAL DISPLAY LLC
Reel/Frame 074944/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2022
From: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060778/0432 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028991/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2008
From: CHO, YOUNGJOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021286/0534 →