Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080251789 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating a pixel structure includes providing a substrate having a pixel area. A first metal layer, a gate insulator and a semiconductor layer are formed on the substrate and patterned by using a first half-tone mask or a gray-tone mask to form a transistor pattern, a lower capacitance pattern and a lower circuit pattern. Next, a dielectric layer and an electrode layer both covering the three patterns are sequentially formed and patterned to expose a part of the lower circuit pattern, a part of the lower capacitance pattern and a source/drain region of the transistor pattern. A second metal layer formed on the electrode layer and the electrode layer are patterned by using a second half-tone mask or the gray-tone mask to form an upper circuit pattern, a source/drain pattern and an upper capacitance pattern. A portion of the electrode layer constructs a pixel electrode. | 10-16-2008 |
20080258196 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE OF A DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor structure of a display device and the method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor structure is formed on a substrate having a TFT region and a pixel capacitor region thereon. A TFT, including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel layer, and a gate insulating layer, is formed on the TFT region of the substrate. A pixel capacitor is formed on the pixel capacitor region, wherein the pixel capacitor comprises a bottom electrode formed on a bottom dielectric layer, an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, a top electrode formed on the interlayer dielectric layer, a contact plug passing through the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically connected to the top and bottom electrodes, a capacitor dielectric layer formed on the top electrode, a transparent electrode formed on the capacitor dielectric layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. | 10-23-2008 |
20090085037 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating an array substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. A semiconductor layer and a transparent lower electrode formed on a substrate is provided and covered by a first dielectric layer serving as a gate dielectric layer and a capacitor dielectric layer. A gate electrode and an upper electrode comprising a transparent electrode portion and a metal electrode portion are formed on the first dielectric layer and covered by a second dielectric layer. A source/drain electrode, a planarization layer, and a pixel electrode are sequentially formed on the second dielectric layer, in which the source/drain electrode is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the first and second dielectric layers and the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the source/drain electrode through the planarization layer. An array substrate for an LCD is also disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090213309 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An active device array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of semiconductor patterns, a gate insulator layer, a first patterned conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a plurality of transparent electrodes, a passivation layer, and a second patterned conductive layer is provided. The semiconductor patterns are disposed on the substrate. The gate insulator layer is disposed on the substrate to cover the semiconductor patterns. The first patterned conductive layer disposed on the gate insulator layer includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of gate electrodes disposed on each semiconductor pattern and connected with the scan lines, and a plurality of common electrodes disposed between the scan lines. The dielectric layer is disposed on the gate insulator layer to cover the first patterned conductive layer. The transparent electrodes are disposed on the dielectric layer. The passivation layer is disposed on parts of the dielectric layer to expose the transparent electrodes. | 08-27-2009 |
20090242894 | Thin-Film-Transistor Structure, Pixel Structure and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A thin-film-transistor (TFT) structure, a pixel structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The TFT structure is formed in the pixel structure of a liquid crystal display (LCD). The TFT structure comprises a gate, a first dielectric layer, a patterned semiconductor layer, a second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer stacked sequentially. The second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer are formed on part of the patterned semiconductor layer to define a covered region and an uncovered region on the patterned semiconductor layer. The uncovered region of the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer jointly define an opening, which has at least one top lateral dimension and a bottom lateral dimension smaller than the top lateral dimension. Thereby, a lightly doped structure is formed in a portion of the covered region via the second dielectric layer after ion implantation. | 10-01-2009 |
20100001285 | Semiconductor Structure and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. Compared to conventional structures of thin film transistors, the structure of the present invention uses a patterned first metal layer as a data line, and a patterned second metal layer as a gate line. In a thin film transistor, a gate is also located in the patterned first metal layer, and is electrically connected to the gate line located in the patterned second metal layer through a contact hole. A source and a drain of the thin film transistor are electrically connected to the data line through a contact hole. The structure of the present invention increases a storage capacitance and an aperture ratio. | 01-07-2010 |
20100187536 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating an array substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. A semiconductor layer and a transparent lower electrode formed on a substrate is provided and covered by a first dielectric layer serving as a gate dielectric layer and a capacitor dielectric layer. A gate electrode and an upper electrode comprising a transparent electrode portion and a metal electrode portion are formed on the first dielectric layer and covered by a second dielectric layer. A source/drain electrode, a planarization layer, and a pixel electrode are sequentially formed on the second dielectric layer, in which the source/drain electrode is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the first and second dielectric layers and the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the source/drain electrode through the planarization layer. An array substrate for an LCD is also disclosed. | 07-29-2010 |
20100221859 | Semiconductor Structure and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. Compared to conventional structures of thin film transistors, the structure of the present invention uses a patterned first metal layer as a data line, and a patterned second metal layer as a gate line. In a thin film transistor, a gate is also located in the patterned first metal layer, and is electrically connected to the gate line located in the patterned second metal layer through a contact hole. A source and a drain of the thin film transistor are electrically connected to the data line through a contact hole. The structure of the present invention increases a storage capacitance and an aperture ratio. | 09-02-2010 |
20100244111 | Semiconductor Structure of a Display Device and Method for Fabricating the Same - A semiconductor structure of a display device and the method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor structure is formed on a substrate having a TFT region and a pixel capacitor region thereon. A TFT, including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel layer, and a gate insulating layer, is formed on the TFT region of the substrate. A pixel capacitor is formed on the pixel capacitor region, wherein the pixel capacitor comprises a bottom electrode formed on a bottom dielectric layer, an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, a top electrode formed on the interlayer dielectric layer, a contact plug passing through the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically connected to the top and bottom electrodes, a capacitor dielectric layer formed on the top electrode, a transparent electrode formed on the capacitor dielectric layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. | 09-30-2010 |
20100315583 | PIXEL DESIGNS OF IMPROVING THE APERTURE RATIO IN AN LCD - This invention in one aspect relates to a pixel structure. In one embodiment, the pixel structure includes a scan line formed on a substrate and a data line formed over the substrate defining a pixel area, a switch formed inside the pixel area on the substrate, a shielding electrode formed over the switch, a plane organic layer formed over the date line and the pixel area and having no overlapping with the shielding electrode, and a pixel electrode having a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, and formed over the shielding electrode and the plane organic layer in the pixel area, wherein the first portion is overlapped with the shielding electrode so as to define a storage capacitor therebetween, and the second portion overlays the plane organic layer and has no overlapping with the data line. | 12-16-2010 |
20120223312 | Semiconductor Structure of a Display Device and Method for Fabricating the Same - A semiconductor structure of a display device and the method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor structure is formed on a substrate having a TFT region and a pixel capacitor region thereon. A TFT, including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel layer, and a gate insulating layer, is formed on the TFT region of the substrate. A pixel capacitor is formed on the pixel capacitor region, wherein the pixel capacitor comprises a bottom electrode formed on a bottom dielectric layer, an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, a top electrode formed on the interlayer dielectric layer, a contact plug passing through the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically connected to the top and bottom electrodes, a capacitor dielectric layer formed on the top electrode, a transparent electrode formed on the capacitor dielectric layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. | 09-06-2012 |
20140070236 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TOP EMITTING AMOLED - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices and methods for reducing the resistance level of top electrodes in top emission AMOLED displays. By way of example, one embodiment includes disposing a metal frame between the top electrode and an insulating layer. The present disclosure also relates to methods for making such a display in reduced number of process steps, including certain techniques for combining certain steps into one process step. | 03-13-2014 |