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US 2007/0165180 A1Published application
Flat panel display and fabricating method thereof
AssigneeLG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
InventorSuk Cho
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Abstract
A flat panel display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel area, a pixel electrode in the pixel area, and a thin film transistor having a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode, wherein the gate line has at least two or more separated gate line portions where the gate line crosses the data line.
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A flat panel display device, comprising:
- a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel area;
- a pixel electrode in the pixel area;
- and
- a thin film transistor having a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode,
- wherein the gate line has at least two or more separated gate line portions where the gate line crosses the data line.
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A flat panel display device, comprising:
- a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel area;
- a pixel electrode in the pixel area;
- and
- a thin film transistor having a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode,
- wherein the source electrode of the thin film transistor has at least two separated source electrode portions extending from another source electrode portion toward a channel of the thin film transistor.
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A flat panel display device, comprising:
- a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel area;
- a pixel electrode in the pixel area;
- and
- a thin film transistor having a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode,
- wherein the gate line has at least two or more separated gate line portions where the gate line crosses the data line, and the source electrode of the thin film transistor has at least two separated source electrode portions extending from another source electrode portion toward a channel part of the thin film transistor.
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A flat panel display device, comprising:
- a plurality of gate lines;
- a plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of gate lines;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively formed in pixel areas of liquid crystal cells defined by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines;
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- a plurality of thin film transistors that each includes a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode and a semiconductor channel,
- wherein the data line has at least two or more separated data line portions where the data line crosses the gate line.
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A flat panel display device, comprising:
- a plurality of gate lines;
- a plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively formed in pixel areas of a liquid crystal cells defined by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines;
- and
- a plurality of thin film transistors that each includes a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode, a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode and a semiconductor channel,
- wherein the drain electrode of each of the plurality of thin film transistors has at least two separated drain electrode portions extending from another drain electrode portion toward the semiconductor channel.
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A fabricating method of a flat panel display device, comprising:
- forming a first conductive pattern group having a gate line with at least two separated gate line portions and a gate electrode on a substrate;
- forming a gate insulating film to cover the first conductive pattern group;
- forming thin film transistors having a channel and a second conductive pattern, which includes a data line crossing the separated gate line portions, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode facing the source electrode;
- forming a passivation film that covers the gate insulating film and the thin film transistors;
- forming a first contact hole in the passivation film to expose the drain electrode;
- and
- forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole.
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A fabricating method of a flat panel display device, comprising:
- forming a first conductive pattern group having a gate line and a gate electrode connected to the gate line on a lower substrate;
- forming a gate insulating film to cover the first conductive pattern group;
- forming a thin film transistor having a channel and a second conductive pattern, which includes a data line, at least two separated source electrode portions extending from another source electrode portion toward the channel, and a drain electrode positioned between the at least two separated source electrode portions;
- forming a passivation film that covers the gate insulating film and the thin film transistor;
- forming a first contact hole in the passivation film to expose the drain electrode;
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- forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole.
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A fabricating method of a flat panel display device, comprising:
- forming a first conductive pattern group with a gate line having two or more separated gate line portions and a gate electrode on a substrate;
- forming a gate insulating film to cover the first conductive pattern group;
- forming thin film transistors having a channel and a second conductive pattern, which includes a data line crossing the separated gate line portions, at least two separated source electrode portions extending from another source electrode portion toward the channel, and a drain electrode positioned between the at least two separated source electrode portions;
- forming a passivation film that covers the thin film transistors;
- forming a first contact hole in the passivation film to expose the drain electrode;
- and
- forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole.
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A fabricating method of a flat panel display device, comprising:
- forming a first conductive pattern group that includes gate lines each having a gate electrode;
- forming a gate insulating film to cover the first conductive pattern group;
- forming a second conductive pattern group including data lines that are divided into at least two separated data line portions where the data lines cross the gate lines, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode opposed to the source electrode, and a semiconductor channel for a thin film transistor;
- forming a protective film including for covering the second conductive group;
- forming a first contact hole in the protective film for exposing the drain electrode;
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- forming a pixel electrode connected via the first contact hole to the drain electrode.
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A fabricating method of a flat panel display device, comprising:
- forming a first conductive pattern group that includes gate lines each having a gate electrode;
- forming a gate insulating film to cover the first conductive pattern group;
- forming a second conductive pattern group including data lines crossing the gate lines, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode separated into at least two drain electrode portions and a semiconductor channel for a thin film transistor;
- forming a protective film including for covering the second conductive group;
- forming a first contact hole in the protective film for exposing the drain electrode;
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- forming a pixel electrode connected via the first contact hole to the drain electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.