Backplane for display device and method of manufacturing the same

1. A method of manufacturing a backplane for a display device including a display region and a pad region, the method comprising:

forming an insulation layer on a substrate;

forming a pad electrode layer on the insulation layer;

forming a photoresist pattern on the pad electrode layer in the pad region;

etching the pad electrode layer and a portion of the insulation layer by the photoresist pattern as an etch-stop layer so as to simultaneously form a pad electrode and a side protection layer which covers a sidewall of the pad electrode; and

stripping the photoresist pattern,

wherein a height of the side protection layer measured in a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the extension direction of the substrate is substantially the same as a height of the pad electrode, and the side protection layer is not disposed on any top surface defining the pad electrode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the insulation layer is etched by a first gas,

wherein the side protection layer is provided by a combination of a material included in the portion of the insulation layer etched by the first gas and a material included in the photoresist pattern.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first gas includes chlorine, the portion of the insulation layer includes silicon, and the photoresist pattern includes oxygen.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein a taper angle between a bottom surface and a sidewall of the photoresist pattern is in a range from about 60 degree to about 90 degree.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

polishing the side protection layer by a chemical mechanical polishing method.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a pixel electrode layer on the substrate in the display region and the pad region, the pixel electrode layer covering the pad electrode and the side protection layer; and

etching the pixel electrode layer by an etchant so as to form a pixel electrode in the display region.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pad electrode includes a main pad layer and an auxiliary pad layer covering a lower portion and an upper portion of the main pad layer,

wherein the main pad layer and the pixel electrode layer include materials inducing a galvanic reaction in a presence of the etchant.

8. The method of claim 1 , the side protection layer covers only the sidewall of the pad electrode.

9. A method of manufacturing a backplane for a display device including a display region and a pad region, the method comprising:

forming an insulation layer on a substrate;

forming a pad electrode layer on the insulation layer;

forming a photoresist pattern on the pad electrode layer in the pad region;

etching the pad electrode layer and a portion of the insulation layer by the photoresist pattern as an etch-stop layer so as to simultaneously form a pad electrode and a side protection layer which covers a sidewall of the pad electrode; and

stripping the photoresist pattern,

wherein the portion of the insulation layer is etched by a second gas,

wherein the side protection layer is provided by a combination of a material included in the portion of the insulation layer etched by the second gas and a material included in the second gas.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second gas includes fluorine and oxygen and the portion of the insulation layer includes silicon.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second gas prevents the pad electrode from being corroded.