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Granted Patent B2
US 11,392,047 · App. 17/355,089 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Display device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Hyun Wook Lee (Asan-si, KR); Soon Wook Hong (Anyang-si, KR); Seung Rae Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Jae-Hyun Park (Yongin-si, KR); Min cheol Chae (Asan-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G03F7/70683G03F7/70625G03F7/70633G03F9/7084
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Patent No.
US 11,392,047
App. No.
17/355,089
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a display device including: preparing a substrate having a display area and a non-display area; and forming an alignment mark disposed in the non-display area of the substrate. The alignment mark includes a quadrangular-shaped center portion and a plurality of measurement portions that surround the center portion, the plurality of measurement portions including four or more measurement portions, and each of the measurement portions including sides that are parallel with two sides of the quadrangular-shaped center portion.

Claims (35)

1. A method of manufacturing a display device, comprising:

preparing a substrate having a display area and a non-display area;

forming a center portion in the non-display area through a process for forming a first conductive layer in the display area; and

forming a second conductive layer in the display area, and forming a first measurement portion and a second measurement portion that surround the center portion through a process for forming the second conductive layer;

wherein:

the first measurement portion and the second measurement portion are separated from each other;

the first measurement portion and the second measurement portion are disposed diagonally with the center portion in between;

the center portion comprises the same material as a gate line or a data line of the display area;

the first measurement portion and the second measurement portion comprise the same material as the data line or a pixel electrode material of the display area; and

the center portion, the first measurement portion, and the second measurement portion are disposed on a same layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the center portion is formed in the shape of a quadrangle;

the first measurement portion comprises sides that are in in parallel with a first side and

the second measurement portion comprises sides that are in parallel with the third side and the fourth side of the quadrangular-shaped center portion, and is disposed adjacent to the third side and the fourth side.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the center portion and the measurement portions comprise different materials.

4. A method of manufacturing a display device, comprising:

preparing a substrate having a display area and a non-display area;

forming a center portion in the non-display area through a process for forming a first conductive layer in the display area;

forming a second conductive layer in the display area by using a first mask, and forming a first measurement portion and a second measurement portion that surround the center portion through a process for forming the second conductive layer; and

forming the second conductive layer by using a second mask in the display area, and forming a third measurement portion and a fourth measurement portion that surround the center portion through a process for forming the second conductive layer,

wherein:

the center portion is formed in an area where the first mask and the second mask are overlapped with each other; and

the first measurement portion, the second measurement portion, the third measurement portion, and the fourth measurement portion are separated from each other.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the center portion is formed in the shape of a quadrangle;

the first measurement portion comprises sides that are in parallel with a first side and a fourth side of the quadrangular-shaped center portion, and is disposed adjacent to the first side and the fourth side;

the second measurement portion comprises sides that are in parallel with the first side and a second side of the quadrangular-shaped center portion, and is disposed adjacent to the first side and the second side;

the third measurement portion comprises sides that are in parallel with the second side and a third side of the quadrangular-shaped center portion, and is disposed adjacent to the second side and the third side; and

the fourth measurement portion comprises sides that are in parallel with the third side and the fourth side of the quadrangular-shaped center portion, and is disposed adjacent to the third side and the fourth side.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the center portion and the measurement portions comprise different materials.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the center portion comprises the same material as a gate line or a data line of the display area; and

the measurement portions comprise the same material as the data line or a pixel electrode material of the display area.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein a difference between a value obtained by subtracting a distance from the center portion to the third measurement portion in a second direction from a distance from the center portion to the first measurement portion in the second direction, and a value obtained by subtracting a distance from the center portion to the fourth measurement portion in the second direction from a distance from the center portion to the second measurement portion in the second direction, is about −0.8 μm to about 0.8 μm.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein a difference between a value obtained by subtracting a distance from the center portion to the third measurement portion in a first direction from a distance from the center portion to the first measurement portion in the first direction, and a value obtained by subtracting a distance from the center portion to the fourth measurement portion in the first direction from a distance from the center portion to the second measurement portion in the first direction, is about −0.8 μm to about 0.8 μm.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0125943 · Oct 22, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16418945 · May 21, 2019
Related Publication 20210318623A1 · Oct 14, 2021