Mask, display panel, and method for manufacturing thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a mask, a display panel, and a method for manufacturing thereof. The display panel includes a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and the peripheral area comprises a wiring area and a bonding area. The wiring area is provided with a first ground wiring. In the present invention, the first ground wiring is routed through a double-layer or multi-layer metal wiring, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection effect can be achieved in the use of a finished product.
1. A method for manufacturing a display panel, comprising steps of:
providing a mask and a substrate, wherein the mask comprises a first mask and a second mask; the substrate comprises a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; and the peripheral area comprises a wiring area and a bonding area;
depositing a metal material on the substrate to form a first metal layer;
aligning the first mask with the substrate, wherein a first splicing area of the first mask is aligned with a first alignment mark on the substrate, and a second splicing area of the first mask is aligned with a second alignment mark on the substrate;
covering a part of the first mask below the first splicing area, exposing the first metal layer for the first time and patterning to form part of a first metal line segment;
moving the first mask, and moving the second splicing area to the first alignment mark for alignment;
covering a part of the first mask above the second splicing area, exposing again the first metal layer for the first time and patterning to form another part of the first metal line segment; the part of the first metal line segment and the another part of the first metal line segment constitute the first metal line segment;
disposing a first insulating layer on the substrate and covering the first metal layer;
removing the first mask, and aligning the second mask with the substrate, wherein the first splicing area is aligned with the first alignment mark on the substrate, and the second splicing area is aligned with the second alignment mark on the substrate;
covering a part of the second mask below the first splicing area, exposing the first metal layer for the first time and patterning to form part of a second metal line segment;
moving the second mask, and moving the second splicing area to the first alignment mark for alignment;
covering a part of the second mask above the second splicing area, exposing again the first metal layer for the first time, and patterning to form another part of the second metal line segment; the part of the second metal line segment and the another part of the second metal line segment constitute the second metal line segment;
disposing a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and covering the second metal layer; and
disposing a transparent electrode layer on the second insulating layer, wherein the transparent electrode layer is connected to the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
2. The method for manufacturing a display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
before the step of disposing a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and covering the second metal layer, the method comprises:
opening a first through hole and a second through hole on the second insulating layer corresponding to the wiring area, wherein the first through hole extends downward to a surface of the first metal layer, and the second through hole extends downward to a surface of the second metal layer;
the transparent electrode layer is connected to the first metal layer and the second metal layer through the first through hole and the second through hole.
3. The method for manufacturing a display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the first mask further comprises a third pattern area; and
the third pattern area has a same pattern as a second ground wiring and a third ground wiring.
4. The method for manufacturing a display panel as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
in the step of covering the part of the first mask below the first splicing area and exposing the first metal layer for the first time, the method further comprises:
patterning to form the second ground wiring.
5. The method for manufacturing a display panel as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
in the step of covering the part of the first mask above the second splicing area and exposing again the first metal layer for the first time, the method further comprises:
patterning to form the third ground wiring.
6. The method for manufacturing a display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the second mask further comprises a third pattern area; and
the third pattern area has a same pattern as a second ground wiring and a third ground wiring.