IP Library Granted Patent US 8,368,862
Granted Patent B2
US 8,368,862 · App. 12/839,601 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,368,862
App. No.
12/839,601
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; disposing a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, disposing a gate insulating layer on the gate line, disposing a data layer including a data line, source electrode and a drain electrode facing the source electrode on the gate insulating layer, disposing a color filter on the gate insulating layer, disposing an overcoat layer on the color filter, disposing a planarization layer on a portion of the overcoat layer corresponding to the gate line, the data line and the drain electrode, and disposing a pixel electrode in contacted with the overcoat layer in a region corresponding to the color filter.

Claims (24)

1. A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, the method comprising:

disposing a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate;

disposing a gate insulating layer on the gate line;

disposing a data line and a drain electrode on the gate insulating layer, wherein the data line includes a source electrode facing the drain electrode;

disposing a color filter on the gate insulating layer;

disposing an overcoat layer on the color filter;

disposing a planarization layer on a portion of the overcoat layer corresponding to the gate line, the data line and the drain electrode; and

disposing a pixel electrode in contact with the overcoat layer in a region corresponding to the color filter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disposing of the planarization layer comprises:

coating an organic layer on the overcoat layer;

patterning the organic layer and the overcoat layer using a half-tone mask to form a contact hole which exposes the drain electrode, and to reduce a thickness of the organic layer in a region corresponding to the color filter; and

ashing the patterned organic layer.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the patterned organic layer disposed in the region corresponding to the color filter is in a range of about 0.1 um to about 0.7 um.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the ashing is executed in the range of about 2 seconds to about 30 seconds.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the planarization layer comprises:

patterning the overcoat layer through photolithography to form a contact hole which exposes the drain electrode;

coating an organic layer on the overcoat layer; and

removing a portion of the organic layer corresponding to the color filter and a portion of the organic layer corresponding to where the contact hole is formed.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

disposing a passivation layer between the data layer and the color filter.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

disposing a light blocking member on the planarization layer.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

disposing a spacer on the planarization layer after disposing the light blocking member on the planarization layer.

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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