Patterning of indium-tin oxide (ITO) for precision-cutting and aligning a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel

A method of forming a panel for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:

• (a) depositing a first, electrically conductive and optically transparent, material on one surface of an electrically insulative and optically transparent substrate;
• (b) depositing a second, electrically conductive and optically opaque, material on the surface of the first material opposite the substrate;
• (c) selectively removing one or more portions of the second material to define at least one line of second material;
• (d) selectively removing one or more portions of the first material exposed by the removal of the overlaying portion(s) of the second material in step (c);
• and
• (e) selectively removing the second material defining each line thereof except for a portion of the second material adjacent at least one end of the line, wherein:
• steps (c)-(e) further define a corner mark adjacent at least one corner of the substrate;
• and
• each corner mark comprises a deposit of second material overlaying a deposit of first material overlaying the substrate adjacent the corner of the substrate.