IP Library Granted Patent US 8,828,149
Granted Patent B2
US 8,828,149 · App. 12/880,761 · Granted Sep 9, 2014

Apparatus for fabricating thin film transistor array substrate

Inventors: Oh Nam Kwon (Yongin-si, KR); Heung Lyul Cho (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd
G03F7/422H01L27/1214
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Patent No.
US 8,828,149
App. No.
12/880,761
Granted
Sep 9, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of fabricating a thin film transistor array substrate. The apparatus includes a dip strip part for stripping a photo-resist pattern and a thin film formed on a substrate by using a stripper; a removing part for removing residual photo-resist and thin film from the substrate; and a jet strip part for jetting the stripper to remove residual particles of photo-resist and thin film left on the substrate. The method of fabricating includes dipping a substrate in a stripper, wherein the substrate has a photo-resist pattern and a thin film, the thin film being formed on an entire surface of the substrate so as to cover the photo-resist pattern; removing residual photo-resist and thin film using the stripper; and removing particles of residual photo-resist and thin film left on the substrate.

Claims (15)

1. An apparatus for fabricating a thin film transistor array substrate of a liquid crystal display device comprising:

a dip strip component having a first container in which a first stripper is contained and that strips a photo-resist pattern and a transparent electrode film on the photo-resist pattern formed on only one surface of a substrate to form a transparent electrode pattern on the substrate;

a first jet strip component having a high temperature and high pressure jet nozzle and that removes a residual of the photo-resist pattern-and a residual of the transparent electrode film stripped by the dip strip component; and

a second jet strip component having a plurality of jet nozzles and that removes residual photo-resist particles left on the only one surface of the substrate after the residual of the photo-resist pattern and the residual of the transparent electrode film are removed by the first jet strip component,

wherein the first jet strip component includes:

the high temperature and high pressure jet nozzle directly coupled to a second container;

the second container apart from the first container and supplying a second stripper directly to the high temperature and high pressure jet nozzle;

a first pump for restoring the second stripper, jetted by the high temperature and high pressure jet nozzle, while directly coupled to the second container; and

a first filter for filtering impurities included in the second stripper, and wherein the second jet strip component includes:

the plurality of jet nozzles directly coupled to a third container for jetting a third stripper onto the substrate;

the third container apart from the second container and supplying the third stripper directly to the plurality of jet nozzles;

a second pump for restoring the third stripper, jetted by the plurality of jet nozzles, while directly coupled to the third container; and

a second filter for filtering impurities included in the third stripper.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the high temperature and high pressure jet nozzle is capable of jetting the second stripper at the temperature of at least approximately 70° C.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the high temperature and high pressure jet nozzle is capable of jetting the second stripper under the pressure of at least approximately 1 kg/cm2.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2010
From: KWON, OH NAM; CHO, HEUNG LYUL
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024977/0824 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 13, 2010
From: LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024979/0291 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2003-0071082 · Oct 13, 2003 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 10960918 · Oct 12, 2004
Related Publication 20100326469A1 · Dec 30, 2010