IP Library Granted Patent US 7,863,086
Granted Patent B2
US 7,863,086 · App. 12/553,780 · Granted Jan 4, 2011

Thin film transistor substrate and method for fabricating the same

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Patent No.
US 7,863,086
App. No.
12/553,780
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film transistor substrate includes an insulating substrate, a gate electrode formed on the insulating substrate, a first gate insulating film formed on the gate electrode and having an opening for exposing at least part of the gate electrode, a second gate insulating film covering the gate electrode exposed by the opening and having a larger dielectric constant than the first gate insulating film, a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed apart from each other in a central area of the second gate insulating film and defining a channel region there between, and an organic semiconductor layer formed in the channel region. A method for forming the TFT substrate is also provided. Thus, the present invention provides a TFT substrate in which a characteristic of a TFT is improved.

Claims (19)

1. A method for fabricating a thin film transistor substrate, comprising:

preparing an insulating substrate;

forming a gate electrode on the insulating substrate;

forming a data wire between the insulating substrate and the gate electrode but not overlapped by the gate electrode;

forming a first gate insulating film, having a low dielectric constant;

forming an opening in the first gate insulating film exposing at least part of the gate electrode;

forming a second gate insulating film having a larger dielectric constant than the first gate insulating film in the opening;

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed apart from each other in a central area of the second gate insulating film to define a channel region there between; and

forming an organic semiconductor layer in the channel region.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising forming an interlayer insulating film, having a contact hole exposing at least part of the data wire, on the data wire and the insulating substrate.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising forming a conductive member in the contact hole when forming the gate electrode.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein forming the second gate insulating film includes employing an inkjet method.

5. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising forming a gate pad while forming the conductive member,

forming an additional opening in the first gate insulating film, exposing at least part of the gate pad, and

forming a data pad contacting member connected through the contact hole to the conductive member, and a gate pad contacting member connected through the additional opening to the gate pad, while forming the source and drain electrodes.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein forming the organic semiconductor layer includes employing an inkjet method.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising forming a first passivation layer in the channel region and on the organic semiconductor layer.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein forming the first passivation layer includes employing an inkjet method.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein forming the second gate insulating film includes forming the second gate insulating film with a smaller thickness than a thickness of the first gate insulating film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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