Thin film transistor array substrate and manufacture method of thin film transistor array substrate

US10115748B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-10115748-B2
Application numberUS-201615033624-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 18, 2016
Priority dateJan 22, 2016
Publication dateOct 30, 2018
Grant dateOct 30, 2018

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Provided are a thin film transistor array substrate and a manufacture method thereof, comprising: providing a substrate, and the substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface, which are oppositely located; forming a gate on the first surface; forming a first insulative layer, which covers on the gate; forming a metal oxide semiconductor layer on the first insulative layer; implementing ion implantation to two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer, and the two end regions after the ion implantation respectively are a source and a drain, and a region without the ion implantation is an active layer; forming a second insulative layer, which covers the source, the drain and the active layer; opening a via exposing the source or the drain in the second insulative layer; forming a pixel electrode on the second insulative layer, and connected with the source or the drain through the via.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. A manufacture method of a thin film transistor array substrate, wherein the manufacture method of the thin film transistor array substrate comprises: providing a substrate, and the substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface, which are oppositely located; forming a gate, and the gate is located on the first surface; forming a first insulative layer, and the first insulative layer covers on the gate; forming a metal oxide semiconductor layer on the first insulative layer; implementing ion implantation to two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer, and the two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer after the ion implantation respectively are a source and a drain, and a region of the metal oxide semiconductor layer without the ion implantation is an active layer; forming a second insulative layer, and the second insulative layer covers the source, the drain and the active layer; opening a via employed to expose the source or the drain in the second insulative layer; forming a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode is located on the second insulative layer, and is connected with the source or the drain through the via; wherein the step of opening a via employed to expose the source or the drain in the second insulative layer comprises: opening a first via and a second via in the second insulative layer, and the first via is located corresponding to the source, and the second via is located corresponding to the drain; correspondingly, the step of forming a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode is located on the second insulative layer, and is connected with the source or the drain through the via comprises: forming a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode is located on the second insulative layer, and the pixel electrode is connected with the drain through the second via; the manufacture method of the thin film transistor array substrate further comprises: forming a first electrode, and the first electrode is connected with the source through the first via; wherein the step of opening a first via and a second via in the second insulative layer, and the first via is located corresponding to the source, and the second via is located corresponding to the drain comprises: covering the second insulative layer with a second photoresist layer; patterning the second photoresist layer to remove the second photoresist layer correspondingly right above the source and the drain to expose a portion of the second photoresist layer; employing the patterned second photoresist layer as a mask to etch the second photoresist layer to open the first via and the second via in the second insulative layer; stripping the second photoresist layer; and wherein the pixel electrode and the first electrode are manufactured in the same process: forming a transparent conductive layer, and the transparent conductive layer covers the second insulative layer, the source and the drain; patterning the transparent conductive layer to preserve the transparent conductive layer located on the source and the drain, and a transparent conductive layer connected with the transparent conductive layer located on the drain, wherein the transparent conductive layer located on the source is the first electrode, and the transparent conductive layer located on the drain is the pixel electrode. 2. The manufacture method of the thin film transistor array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the step of implementing ion implantation to two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer, and the two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer after the ion implantation respectively are a source and a drain, and a region of the metal oxide semiconductor layer without the ion implantation is an active layer comprises: covering the metal oxide semiconductor layer with a first photoresist layer; patterning the first photoresist layer to expose the two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer; employing the patterned first photoresist layer as a mask to implement the ion implantation to the metal oxide semiconductor layer, and the two end regions of the metal oxide semiconductor layer after the ion implantation respectively are the source and the drain, and the region of the metal oxide semiconductor layer without the ion implantation is the active layer; stripping the first photoresist layer.

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

  • Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer · CPC title

  • in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)} · CPC title

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US10115748B2 cover?
Provided are a thin film transistor array substrate and a manufacture method thereof, comprising: providing a substrate, and the substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface, which are oppositely located; forming a gate on the first surface; forming a first insulative layer, which covers on the gate; forming a metal oxide semiconductor layer on the first insulative layer; implementi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shenzhen China Star Optoelect, Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01L27/1288. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 30 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).