Method of fabricating a flexible substrate and the flexible substrate fabricated thereby

A method of fabricating a flexible substrate, the method comprising:

• forming a separation layer on a carrier substrate;
• printing a gate catalyst pattern on the separation layer;
• forming a gate plating pattern on the gate catalyst pattern;
• forming a gate insulating layer on the gate plating pattern;
• printing a source catalyst pattern and a drain catalyst pattern spaced apart from each other on the gate insulating layer;
• forming a source plating pattern and a drain plating pattern on the source catalyst pattern and the drain catalyst pattern, respectively, such that the source plating pattern and the drain plating pattern are spaced apart from each other, exposing the gate insulating layer between the source plating pattern and the drain plating pattern;
• forming an active pattern covering the source plating pattern, the drain plating pattern, and the gate insulating layer exposed between the source plating pattern and the drain plating pattern;
• forming a first substrate layer that is flexible and covers an entire top surface of the carrier substrate on which the active pattern is formed;
• and
• removing the separation layer and the carrier substrate.