IP Library Granted Patent US 6,894,735
Granted Patent B2
US 6,894,735 · App. 10/180,499 · Granted May 17, 2005

Array substrate of liquid crystal display device

Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 6,894,735
App. No.
10/180,499
Granted
May 17, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device, wherein picture quality is improved without decreasing aperture ratio by providing a storage capacitor of a large capacity. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes a gate line formed on an array substrate and a gate electrode diverged from the gate line. A common line composed of substantially the same material as the gate line of an opaque metal is arranged parallel to the gate line. A first electrode of a storage capacitor composed of a transparent conductive material is formed on the common line. A gate insulating film covers the gate line, the gate electrode, and the first electrode of a storage capacitor. A semiconductor layer is formed to overlap the gate electrode on the gate insulating film. A source electrode and a drain electrode are arranged with a constant interval on the semiconductor layer. A data line is connected to the source electrode and is arranged perpendicularly to the gate line. An insulating layer is formed on the data line, the source/drain electrodes, and the gate insulating film. A first contact hole is formed by removing the insulating layer so as to expose a part of the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole above the insulating layer.

Claims (25)

1. An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device comprising:

a gate line of opaque metal formed on an array substrate and a gate electrode diverged from the gate line;

a common line composed of at least one of materials comprising of the gate line and arranged parallel to the gate line;

a first electrode of a storage capacitor composed of a transparent conductive material on the common line, wherein the first electrode of the storage capacitor is formed as a line shape along the common line;

a gate insulating film covering the gate line, the gate electrode, and the first electrode of the storage capacitor;

a semiconductor layer formed to overlap the gate electrode on the gate insulating film;

source and drain electrodes arranged with a constant interval on the semiconductor layer;

a data line connected to the source electrode and arranged perpendicularly to the gate 15 line;

an insulating layer formed on the data line, the source/drain electrodes, and the gate insulating film;

a first contact hole formed by removing the insulating layer so as to expose a part of the drain electrode; and

a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole above the insulating layer.

2. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode of a storage capacitor is formed as an independent island shape.

3. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the common line is narrower than the gate line.

4. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode of a storage capacitor is wider than the gate line.

5. The array subsume of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the common line is narrower than the gate line, and the first electrode of a storage capacitor is wider than the gate line.

6. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein an overlapped part of the first electrode of a storage capacitor with the data line is smaller than other parts of the first electrode of a storage capacitor.

7. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode of a storage capacitor is composed of indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO).

8. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer is composed of one of SiNx, SiOx, BCB, and acryl resin.

9. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 1 further comprising:

a second electrode of a storage capacitor formed in the same layer as the source/drain electrode, arranged in a pixel to overlap a part of the first electrode of a storage capacitor, and composed of a transparent conductive material; and

a second contact hole which exposes a part of the second electrode of a storage capacitor so as to be electrically connected to the pixel electrode.

10. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 9 , wherein the first electrode of a storage capacitor and the second electrode of a storage capacitor are wider than the gate line.

11. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 9 , wherein an overlapped part of the first electrode of a storage capacitor with the data line is smaller than other parts of the first electrode of a storage capacitor.

12. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 9 , wherein the first and second electrodes of a storage capacitor are composed of indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO).

13. The array substrate of a liquid crystal display device of claim 9 , wherein the insulating layer is composed of one of SiNx, SiOx, BCB, and acryl resin.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 17, 2008
From: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021754/0230 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2002
From: CHAE, GEE SUNG; KIM, IK SOO
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 013046/0373 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 2001-40463 · Jul 6, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030007107A1 · Jan 9, 2003