Method for manufacturing display panel
View Patent ↗A method for manufacturing a display panel includes; formation of a lower gate line, disposal of a semiconductor on the lower gate line, disposal of a lower data line substantially perpendicular to the lower gate line, disposal of an insulating layer having a plurality of trenches exposing the lower gate line and the lower data line on the lower data line, disposal of an upper gate line directly on the lower gate line and within the plurality of trenches, and disposal of an upper data line directly on the lower data line and within the plurality of trenches.
1. A method for manufacturing a display panel comprising:
forming a lower gate line;
disposing a semiconductor on the lower gate line;
disposing a lower data line substantially perpendicular to the lower gate line;
disposing an insulating layer having a plurality of trenches exposing the lower gate line and the lower data line on the lower data line;
disposing an upper gate line directly on the lower gate line and within the plurality of trenches; and
disposing an upper data line directly on the lower data line and within the plurality of trenches.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the upper gate line and upper data line include one of copper and silver.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein
an electroless plating method is used to dispose the upper gate line and upper data line on the lower gate line and lower data line, respectively.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein
a lift-off method is used to dispose the upper gate line and upper data line on the lower gate line and lower data line, respectively.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disposing an upper gate line and disposing an upper data line are performed substantially simultaneously.
6. A method for manufacturing a display panel comprising:
forming a lower gate line including a gate electrode;
disposing a gate insulating layer on the lower gate line;
disposing a semiconductor overlapping the gate electrode on the gate insulating layer;
disposing a lower data line on the gate insulating layer, the lower data line including a source electrode overlapping a portion of the semiconductor;
disposing a drain electrode overlapping a portion of the semiconductor and substantially opposite to the source electrode;
disposing an insulating layer on the lower data line and the drain electrode;
removing a portion of the insulating layer and the gate insulating layer to form a plurality of trenches exposing the lower gate line and the lower data line;
disposing an upper gate line directly on the lower gate line within the plurality of trenches;
disposing an upper data line directly on the lower data line within the plurality of trenches; and
connecting a pixel electrode to the drain electrode.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the upper gate line and upper data line include one of copper or silver.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein an electroless plating method is used to dispose the upper gate line and upper data line on the lower gate line and lower data line, respectively.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein a lift-off method is used to dispose the upper gate line and upper data line on the lower gate line and lower data line, respectively.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode before the disposition of the lower data line and the drain electrode.
11. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
disposing a passivation layer on the upper gate line, the upper data line, and the insulating layer; and
forming a contact hole exposing the drain electrode in the passivation layer and the insulating layer,
wherein the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole.