# US 10,312,266 B2 · Display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,312,266 B2 - Document ID: US10312266B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/807,632 - Filed: 2017-11-09 - Published: 2018-07-19 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-13 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jun Zhang; Gaofei Shi; Ru Zhou; Jianying Zhan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312266B2 ## CPC - H10D 86/60: wherein the TFTs are in active matrices - H10D 86/0212: {comprising manufacture, treatment or coating of substrates} - H10D 86/0231: {using masks, e.g. half-tone masks} - H10D 86/441: {Interconnections, e.g. scanning lines} - H10P 50/71: {using masks for conductive or resistive materials} - G02F 1/136227: {Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer} - G02F 1/136286: {Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line} - G02F 1/136295: {Materials; Compositions; Manufacture processes} - G02F 1/1368: in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)} - H10D: INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - H10P: GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS ## Abstract The disclosure discloses a display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device, the display substrate comprises a display region and a periphery region, a first electrode line is arranged at the periphery region, an insulating layer is arranged on the first electrode line, a first through hole is provided in the insulating layer at a position corresponding to the first electrode line, a contact electrode is provided in the first through hole, a second electrode line is arranged on the insulating layer, the second electrode line is electrically connected to the first electrode line through the contact electrode. In the disclosure, the contact electrode is provided between the first and second electrode lines, thus when the second electrode line is etched, the first electrode line is protected by the contact electrode from being damaged by etchant, thus saving production cost and improving production efficiency. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display substrate, comprising a display region and a periphery region, wherein the display substrate further comprises: a first electrode line arranged at the periphery region; an insulating layer arranged on the first electrode line; a first through hole provided in the insulating layer at a position corresponding to the first electrode line; a contact electrode provided in the first through hole; and a second electrode line arranged on the insulating layer, and wherein the second electrode line is electrically connected to the first electrode line by the contact electrode; and wherein the first electrode line and a gate at the display region are arranged in a same layer, the contact electrode and a pixel electrode at the display region are arranged in a same layer, and the second electrode line and a source and a drain at the display region are arranged in a same layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display substrate of claim 1, further comprising a base substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the contact electrode on the base substrate covers at least an orthographic projection of a bottom of the first through hole on the base substrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display substrate of claim 2, wherein a length of the orthographic projection of the contact electrode on the base substrate is larger than a length of the orthographic projection of the bottom of the first through hole on the base substrate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display substrate of claim 3, wherein the first electrode line and a gate at the display region are arranged in a same layer, the contact electrode and a pixel electrode at the display region are arranged in a same layer, and the second electrode line and a source and a drain at the display region are arranged in a same layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display substrate of claim 3, further comprising a passivation layer arranged on the second electrode line, wherein a second through hole is provided in the passivation layer, a common electrode is arranged on the passivation layer, and the common electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode line by the second through hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The display substrate of claim 2, wherein the first electrode line and a gate at the display region are arranged in a same layer, the contact electrode and a pixel electrode at the display region are arranged in a same layer, and the second electrode line and a source and a drain at the display region are arranged in a same layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The display substrate of claim 2, further comprising a passivation layer arranged on the second electrode line, wherein a second through hole is provided in the passivation layer, a common electrode is arranged on the passivation layer, and the common electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode line by the second through hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display substrate of claim 1, wherein a material of the contact electrode includes a metal oxide. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display substrate of claim 8, wherein the metal oxide comprises indium tin oxide. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display substrate of claim 9, further comprising a passivation layer arranged on the second electrode line, wherein a second through hole is provided in the passivation layer, a common electrode is arranged on the passivation layer, and the common electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode line by the second through hole. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display substrate of claim 8, further comprising a passivation layer arranged on the second electrode line, wherein a second through hole is provided in the passivation layer, a common electrode is arranged on the passivation layer, and the common electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode line by the second through hole. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display substrate of claim 1, further comprising a passivation layer arranged on the second electrode line, wherein a second through hole is provided in the passivation layer, a common electrode is arranged on the passivation layer, and the common electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode line by the second through hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A display device, comprising the display substrate of claim 1. ### Claim 14 A manufacturing method of a display substrate, comprising: depositing a first metal layer on a base substrate; forming a gate at a display region and forming a first electrode line at a periphery region, by a single patterning process; depositing an insulating layer; forming a first through hole in the insulating layer at the periphery region at a position corresponding to the first electrode line by a patterning process; depositing a conductive material layer; forming a pixel electrode at the display region and forming a contact electrode in the first through hole at the periphery region, by a single patterning process; depositing a second metal layer; and forming a source and a drain at the display region and forming a second electrode line on the insulating layer at the periphery region, by a single patterning process, such that the second electrode line is electrically connected to the first electrode line through the contact electrode. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The manufacturing method of claim 14, wherein a material of the contact electrode includes a metal oxide. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The manufacturing method of claim 14, prior to forming a first through hole in the insulating layer at the periphery region at a position corresponding to the first electrode line by a patterning process, further comprising: forming a semiconductor layer at the display region by a patterning process. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The manufacturing method of claim 14, further comprising: forming a passivation layer on the second electrode line such that a second through hole is provided in the insulating layer; and forming a common electrode on the passivation layer such that the common electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode line by the second through hole. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The manufacturing method of claim 14, wherein an orthographic projection of the contact electrode on the base substrate covers at least an orthographic projection of a bottom of the first through hole on the base substrate.