IP Library Granted Patent US 10,490,670
Granted Patent B2
US 10,490,670 · App. 15/754,120 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Manufacturing method of array substrate, array substrate with active layer being above first electrode, and display device

Inventors: Feng Li (Beijing, CN); Dawei Shi (Beijing, CN); Fengguo Wang (Beijing, CN); Hong Liu (Beijing, CN); Xinguo Wu (Beijing, CN); Zifeng Wang (Beijing, CN); Bo Ma (Beijing, CN); Zhixuan Guo (Beijing, CN); Yuanbo Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,490,670
App. No.
15/754,120
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing method of an array substrate, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The method includes: forming a first electrode; forming a first insulation layer on the first electrode; forming a first via hole in the first insulation layer; forming an active layer on the first insulation layer, which is electrically connected with the first electrode through the first via hole; forming a gate insulation layer on the active layer; forming a first gate electrode on the gate insulation layer, which overlaps with at least part of the active layer; forming a second insulation layer on the first gate electrode and the gate insulation layer, forming a second via hole in the second insulation layer and the gate insulation layer; forming a pixel electrode on the second insulation layer, which is electrically connected with the active layer through the second via hole.

Claims (59)

1. A manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising:

providing a base substrate;

forming a first electrode on the base substrate;

forming a first insulation layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the first electrode, and forming a first via hole in the first insulation layer;

forming an active layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the first insulation layer, wherein the active layer extends into the first via hole to directly contact and be electrically connected with the first electrode;

forming a gate insulation layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the active layer;

forming a first gate electrode on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the gate insulation layer, the first gate electrode overlapping with at least part of the active layer in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate;

forming a second insulation layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the first gate electrode and the gate insulation layer, and forming a second via hole in the second insulation layer and the gate insulation layer; and

forming a pixel electrode on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the second insulation layer, the pixel electrode being electrically connected with the active layer through the second via hole.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a common electrode on the side, facing away from the base substrate, of the second insulation layer,

wherein the common electrode and the pixel electrode are located in a same layer, and branch electrode strips of the common electrode and branch electrode strips of the pixel electrode are at least partially interdigitated with each other.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a common electrode on the side, facing away from the base substrate, of the second insulation layer;

forming a third insulation layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the common electrode, and forming a third via hole overlapping with the second via hole in the third insulation layer;

wherein the pixel electrode is formed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the third insulation layer, and the pixel electrode is electrically connected with the active layer through the second via hole and the third via hole.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a fourth insulation layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the pixel electrode; and

forming a common electrode on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the fourth insulation layer.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a light shielding layer during forming the first electrode,

wherein the light shielding layer overlaps with at least part of the active layer in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the active layer is an amorphous silicon layer, a polysilicon layer or an oxide semiconductor layer.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 6 , wherein the active layer is the polysilicon layer, and the manufacturing method of the array substrate further comprises:

doping the polysilicon layer to obtain a channel region, a first doping region located on two sides of the channel region, and a second doping region located on a side of the first doping region away from the channel region,

wherein doping concentration of the first doping region is less than doping concentration of the second doping region.

8. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a second gate electrode on the side, facing away from the base substrate, of the gate insulation layer,

wherein the second gate electrode overlaps with at least part of the active layer in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate.

9. An array substrate, comprising:

a base substrate;

a first electrode disposed on the base substrate;

a first insulation layer disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the first electrode, and a first via hole disposed in the first insulation layer;

an active layer disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the first insulation layer, wherein the active layer extends into the first via hole to directly contact and be electrically connected with the first electrode;

a gate insulation layer disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the active layer;

a first gate electrode disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the gate insulation layer, and the first gate electrode overlapping with at least part of the active layer in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate;

a second insulation layer disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the gate insulation layer and the first gate electrode, and a second via hole disposed in the gate insulation layer and the second insulation layer; and

a pixel electrode disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the second insulation layer, the pixel electrode being electrically connected with the active layer through the second via hole.

10. The array substrate according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a common electrode disposed on the side, facing away from the base substrate, of the second insulation layer,

wherein the common electrode and the pixel electrode are located in a same layer, and branch electrode strips of the common electrode and branch electrode strips of the pixel electrode are at least partially interdigitated with each other.

11. The array substrate according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a common electrode disposed on the side, facing away from the base substrate, of the second insulation layer;

a third insulation layer disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the common electrode,

wherein a third via hole, which overlaps with the second via hole, is disposed in the third insulation layer, and the pixel electrode is disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the third insulation layer and electrically connected with the active layer through the second via hole and the third via hole.

12. The array substrate according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a fourth insulation layer disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate of the fourth insulation layer.

13. The array substrate according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a light shielding layer disposed in a same layer with the first electrode,

wherein the light shield layer overlaps with at least part of the active layer in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate.

14. The array substrate according to claim 9 , wherein the active layer is an amorphous silicon layer, a polysilicon layer or an oxide semiconductor layer.

15. The array substrate according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a second gate electrode disposed on the side, facing away from the base substrate, of the gate insulation layer,

wherein the second gate electrode overlaps with at least part of the active layer in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate.

16. A display device, comprising the array substrate according to claim 9 .

17. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first electrode is a source electrode or a drain electrode, and a part of the pixel electrode contacting the active layer is the drain electrode or the source electrode,

in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate, the source electrode and the drain electrode are respectively on two opposite sides of the active layer.

Assignments (9)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: LI, FENG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044991/0843 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: SHI, DAWEI
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044991/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: WANG, FENGGUO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044991/0978 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: LIU, HONG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044992/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: WU, XINGUO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044992/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: WANG, ZIFENG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044992/0251 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: MA, BO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044992/0279 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: GUO, ZHIXUAN
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044992/0304 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2018
From: LI, YUANBO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044992/0453 →
Priority Claims (1)
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