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| 20090325331 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a pixel structure is provided. First, a gate and a gate insulating layer are sequentially formed on the substrate. A channel layer and a second metal layer are sequentially formed on the gate insulating layer. The second metal layer is patterned to form a source and a drain by using a patterned photoresist layer formed thereon, wherein the source and the drain are disposed on a portion of the channel layer. The gate, the channel, the source and the drain form a thin film transistor. A passivation layer is formed on the patterned photoresist layer, the gate insulating layer and the thin film transistor. Then, the patterned photoresist layer is removed, such that the passivation layer thereon is removed simultaneously to form a patterned passivation layer and the drain is exposed. A pixel electrode is formed on the patterned passivation layer and the drain. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100055853 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a pixel structure is provided. A gate and a gate insulating layer are sequentially formed on a substrate. A semiconductor layer and a second metal layer are sequentially formed on the gate insulating layer. The semiconductor layer and the second metal layer are patterned to form a channel layer, a source and a drain by using a patterned photoresist layer formed thereon, wherein the source and drain are disposed on a portion of the channel layer. The gate, channel, source and drain form a thin film transistor. A passivation layer is formed on the patterned photoresist layer, the gate insulating layer and the thin film transistor. Then, the patterned photoresist layer is removed, such that the passivation layer thereon is removed simultaneously to form a patterned passivation layer and the drain is exposed. A pixel electrode is formed on the patterned passivation layer and the drain. | 03-04-2010 |
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| 20080213951 | Method of fabricating pixel structure - A method of fabricating a pixel structure including the following procedures is provided. First, a substrate having an active device thereon is provided. A patterned passivation layer is formed on the substrate and the active device, and the patterned passivation layer exposes a portion of the active device. Then, a conductive layer is formed over the patterned passivation layer, and the conductive layer is electrically connected to the active device. A mask exposing a portion of the conductive layer is provided above the conductive layer. A laser is used to irradiate the conductive layer via the mask to remove the portion of the conductive layer exposed by the mask. As a result, the remained portion of the conductive layer constitutes a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The method simplifies the fabrication process of a pixel structure, and thus reduces the fabrication cost. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090053844 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a pixel structure is provided. A substrate having a gate thereon is provided. Next, a gate dielectric layer is formed to cover the gate. A channel layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer above the gate. A source and a drain are formed on the channel layer at two sides of the gate, wherein the gate, the channel layer, the source and the drain constitute a thin film transistor (TFT). A passivation layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer and the TFT. A first shadow mask exposing parts of the passivation layer is provided thereabove. The drain is exposed by a laser applied via the first shadow mask to partially remove the passivation layer. A conductive layer is formed to cover the passivation layer and the drain. The conductive layer is then automatically patterned by the patterned passivation layer to form a pixel electrode. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090053861 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a pixel structure is provided. A substrate is provided, and a gate is formed on the substrate. A gate dielectric layer covering the gate is formed on the substrate. A semiconductor layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer. A first shadow mask exposing parts of the semiconductor layer is provided above the semiconductor layer. A laser is irradiated on the semiconductor layer through the first shadow mask to remove parts of semiconductor layer and form a channel layer. A source and a drain are respectively formed on the channel layer at both sides of the gate. A patterned passivation layer which covers the channel layer and exposes the drain is formed. A conductive layer is formed to cover the patterned passivation layer and the drain. The conductive layer is automatically patterned by the patterned passivation layer to form a pixel electrode. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090061548 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a pixel structure is provided. First, a substrate having an active device formed thereon is provided. The active device has a gate, a gate dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer having a channel, a source, and a drain region. Then, a dielectric layer is formed to cover the active device, and a photo-resist layer having a first photo-resist block and a second photo-resist block thinner than the first photo-resist block is formed on the dielectric layer. The second photo-resist block has openings above the source and the drain region, respectively. The source and the drain regions are exposed by removing part of the dielectric layer with the photo-resist layer as a mask. A second metal layer is formed after removing the second photo-resist block. A source and a drain are formed after removing the first photo-resist block. A pixel electrode connected to the drain is formed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090068777 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a pixel structure is provided. First, a substrate with a gate formed thereon is provided. Next, a gate dielectric layer covering the gate is formed on the substrate. Then, a channel layer, a source and a drain are formed on the gate dielectric layer over the gate. The source and the drain are disposed on a portion of the channel layer. The gate, the channel layer, the source and the drain constitute a thin film transistor. Then, a passivation layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer and the thin film transistor. After that, a laser beam is utilized to irradiate the passivation layer via a first shadow mask so as to remove a portion of the passivation layer for exposing the drain. Then, a pixel electrode is formed on the gate dielectric layer and connected to the exposed drain. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090087954 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a pixel structure using a laser ablation process is provided. This fabrication method forms a gate, a channel layer, a source, a drain, a passivation layer, and a pixel electrode sequentially by using a laser ablation process. Particularly, the fabrication method is not similar to a photolithography and etching process, so as to reduce the complicated photolithography and etching processes, such as spin coating process, soft-bake, hard-bake, exposure, developing, etching, and stripping. Therefore, the fabrication method simplifies the process and thus reduces the fabrication cost. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090148972 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a pixel structure includes following steps. First, a substrate is provided. Next, a first conductive layer is formed on the substrate. Next, a first shadow mask is disposed over the first conductive layer. Next, a laser is applied through the first shadow mask to irradiate the first conductive layer to form a gate. Next, a gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate to cover the gate. After that, a channel layer, a source and a drain are simultaneously formed on the gate dielectric layer over the gate, wherein the gate, the channel layer, the source and the drain together form a thin film transistor. A patterned passivation layer is formed on the thin film transistor and the patterned passivation layer exposes a part of the drain. Furthermore, a pixel electrode electrically connecting to the drain is formed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090148987 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a pixel structure is disclosed. A substrate is provided. A first conductive layer is formed on the substrate, and a first shadow mask exposing a portion of the first conductive layer is disposed over the first conductive layer. Laser is used to irradiate the first conductive layer for removing the part of the first conductive layer and forming a gate. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate to cover the gate. A channel layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer over the gate. A source and a drain are formed on the channel layer and respectively above both sides of the gate. A patterned passivation layer is formed to cover the channel layer and expose the drain. An electrode material layer is formed to cover the patterned passivation layer and the exposed drain. | 06-11-2009 |
