IP Library Granted Patent US 8,743,333
Granted Patent B2
US 8,743,333 · App. 13/009,895 · Granted Jun 3, 2014

Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method for same

Inventors: Daisuke Sonoda (Chiba, JP); Toshiki Kaneko (Chiba, JP); Hideo Tanabe (Mobara, JP)
Assignees: Japan Display Inc.; Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,743,333
App. No.
13/009,895
Granted
Jun 3, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having gate wires and source/drain wires with a multilayer structure made of the same material which can be manufactured at low cost, as well as a manufacturing method for the same. In accordance with the manufacturing method, a wet etching process is carried out on the gate wires and the source/drain wires using an etchant including hydrofluoric acid and an oxidant, and the concentration of hydrofluoric acid in the etchant is different between the etchant for the gate wires and that for the source/drain wires.

Claims (9)

1. A manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device having gate wires and source/drain wires, each with a multilayer structure and made of the same material, characterized in that

a wet etching process is carried out on the gate wires and the source/drain wires using an etchant including hydrofluoric acid and an oxidant where the concentration of hydrofluoric acid in the etchant is different for the etchant for the gate wires and the etchant for the source/drain wires, and further characterized in that

titanium, aluminum or an alloy thereof and titanium are layered in sequence in the multilayer structure.

2. The manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the concentration of hydrofluoric acid is lower in the etchant for processing the source/drain wires than in the etchant for processing the gate wires.

3. The manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the concentration of hydrofluoric acid for the etchant for processing the gate wires is in a range from 0.7% to 1.3% and the concentration of hydrofluoric acid for the etchant for processing the source/drain wires is in a range from 0.1% to 0.5%.

4. The manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , characterized in that an angle of a taper of the gate wires is smaller than an angle of a taper of the source/drain wires.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy of aluminum is AlSi or AlCu.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxidant is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the etchant further includes water.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 065615/0327 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2014
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 032123/0144 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2014
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 032124/0238 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE IN PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Oct 20, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027092/0684 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 20, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027093/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2011
From: SONODA, DAISUKE; KANEKO, TOSHIKI; TANABE, HIDEO
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 025664/0899 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-011064 · Jan 21, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110176081A1 · Jul 21, 2011