Contact structure of conductive films and thin film transistor array panel including the same
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1. A thin film transistor array panel, comprising:
- a display cell array circuit including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of pixel electrodes;
a gate driving circuit supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and
a signal line connected to the gate driving circuit and including first and second line segments separated from each other and a connection member connected to the first and second line segments through at least a contact hole exposing at least one of the first and the second line segments, wherein the at least a contact hole has a petallike or serpentine boundary.
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Abstract
A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a display cell array circuit including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of pixel electrodes; a gate driving circuit supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and a signal line connected to the gate driving circuit and including first and second line segments separated from each other and a connection member connected to the first and second line segments through at least a contact hole exposing at least one of the first and the second line segments.
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1. A thin film transistor array panel, comprising:
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a display cell array circuit including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of pixel electrodes;
a gate driving circuit supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and
a signal line connected to the gate driving circuit and including first and second line segments separated from each other and a connection member connected to the first and second line segments through at least a contact hole exposing at least one of the first and the second line segments, wherein the at least a contact hole has a petallike or serpentine boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A thin film transistor array panel, comprising:
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a display cell array circuit including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of pixel electrodes;
a gate driving circuit supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and
a signal line connected to the gate driving circuit and including first and second line segments separated from each other and a connection member connected to the first and second line segments through at least a contact hole exposing at least one of the first and the second line segments, wherein edges of the first and the second line segments are toothed and engage with each other. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A contact structure of conductive films, the contact structure comprising:
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first and second conductive layers;
an insulator formed on the first conductive layer and having a contact hole exposing the first conductive layer at least in part; and
a connection member formed on the insulator and connected to the first conductive layer through the contact hole and to the second conductive layer, wherein an edge of at least one of the contact hole, the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is petallike or serpentine. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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