Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same

A display substrate comprising:

• a base substrate;
• a deformation preventing layer disposed on an upper surface of the base substrate, wherein the deformation preventing layer applies a force to the base substrate to prevent the base substrate from bending;
• a gate line disposed on the deformation preventing layer;
• a data line disposed on the base substrate;
• and
• a pixel electrode disposed on the base substrate.

A method of manufacturing a display substrate, the method comprising:

• disposing a deformation preventing layer on a lower surface of a base substrate, wherein the deformation preventing layer applies a force to the base substrate to prevent the base substrate from bending;
• disposing a gate metal layer on an upper surface of the base substrate;
• patterning the gate metal layer to form a gate line;
• disposing a data line crossing the gate line on the base substrate;
• and
• disposing a pixel electrode on the base substrate.

A method of manufacturing a display substrate, the method comprising:

• disposing a deformation preventing layer on an upper surface of a base substrate, wherein the deformation preventing layer applies a force to the base substrate to prevent the base substrate from bending;
• disposing a gate metal layer on the deformation preventing layer;
• patterning the gate metal layer to form a gate line;
• disposing a data line crossing the gate line on the base substrate;
• and
• disposing a pixel electrode on the base substrate on which the data line is formed.

A method of manufacturing a display substrate, the method comprising:

• disposing a gate metal layer on an upper surface of a base substrate;
• forming a gate line from the gate metal layer using a line photoresist pattern corresponding to a gate line and a dummy photoresist pattern;
• disposing a data line crossing the gate line on the base substrate;
• disposing a pixel electrode on the base substrate;
• and
• using the dummy photoresist pattern to etch the gate line to have a tapered angle.

A method of manufacturing a display substrate, the method comprising:

• disposing a gate metal layer on an upper surface of a base substrate;
• spraying an etching solution from a nozzle on an area overlapping areas where etching solution from adjacent nozzles is sprayed;
• patterning the gate metal layer using the etching solution;
• disposing a data line crossing a gate line patterned from the gate metal layer;
• and
• disposing a pixel electrode on the base substrate.