IP Library Granted Patent US 8,058,116
Granted Patent B2
US 8,058,116 · App. 12/618,073 · Granted Nov 15, 2011

Method of fabricating an amorphous zinc-oxide based thin film transistor (TFT) including source/drain electrodes formed between two oxide semiconductor layers

Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,058,116
App. No.
12/618,073
Granted
Nov 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device include: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the substrate; forming a primary active layer having a tapered portion to a side of a channel region of the primary active layer on the gate insulating layer, and forming source and drain electrodes on the primary active layer; and forming a secondary active layer made of amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor on the source and drain electrodes and being in contact with the tapered portion of the primary active layer, wherein the primary active layer is etched at a low selectivity during a wet etching of the source and drain electrodes, to have the tapered portion.

Claims (10)

1. A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, the method comprising:

forming a gate electrode on a substrate;

forming a gate insulating layer on the substrate;

forming a primary active layer having a inclined protrusion to a side of a channel region of the primary active layer on the gate insulating layer, and forming source and drain electrodes on the primary active layer; and

forming a secondary active layer made of amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor on the source and drain electrodes and being in contact with the inclined protrusion of the primary active layer,

wherein the primary active layer is etched at a low selectivity during a wet etching of the source and drain electrodes, to have the inclined protrusion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is formed as a glass substrate or a plastic substrate.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary active layer is made of amorphous zinc oxide (ZnO)-based semiconductor.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary active layer is formed with a thickness ranging from 10Å to 2000Å by using amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain electrodes comprise first source and drain electrodes formed on the primary active layer and second source and drain electrodes formed on the first source and drain electrodes and electrically connected with the upper secondary active layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2009
From: BAE, JONG-UK; SEO, HYUN-SIK; KIM, YONG-YUB
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2009-0046619 · May 27, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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