Liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- first and second substrates;
a gate line having a double layer structure including a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer on the first substrate;
a first insulation layer on the gate line;
a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region;
a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines;
a pixel electrode formed of the transparent conductive layer in the pixel region;
an upper storage electrode to form a storage capacitor by overlapping the gate line with the first insulation layer there between;
a transmission hole exposing the pixel electrode by passing through a second insulation layer on the thin film transistor to the first insulation layer;
a reflective electrode connected to the pixel electrode with a drain electrode and the upper storage electrode exposed through an edge part of the transmission hole;
a gate pad extending from the first conductive layer of the gate line;
a data pad formed of the first conductive layer and connected to the data line through a data link; and
a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
wherein the first and second insulation layers are removed in the gate and data pads.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device is provided that includes: first and second substrate; a gate line of a double layer having a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer on the first substrate; a first insulation layer on the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines; a pixel electrode formed of the transparent conductive layer in the pixel region; an upper storage electrode forming a storage capacitor by overlapping the gate line with the first insulation layer there between; a transmission hole to exposing the pixel electrode by passing through a second insulation layer on the thin film transistor to the first insulation layer; a reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with a drain electrode and the upper storage electrode through an edge part of the transmission hole; a gate pad extending from the first conductive layer of the gate line; a data pad formed of the first conductive layer and connected to the data line through a data link; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein the first and second insulation layers are removed in the gate and data pads.
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42 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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first and second substrates;
a gate line having a double layer structure including a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer on the first substrate;
a first insulation layer on the gate line;
a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region;
a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines;
a pixel electrode formed of the transparent conductive layer in the pixel region;
an upper storage electrode to form a storage capacitor by overlapping the gate line with the first insulation layer there between;
a transmission hole exposing the pixel electrode by passing through a second insulation layer on the thin film transistor to the first insulation layer;
a reflective electrode connected to the pixel electrode with a drain electrode and the upper storage electrode exposed through an edge part of the transmission hole;
a gate pad extending from the first conductive layer of the gate line;
a data pad formed of the first conductive layer and connected to the data line through a data link; and
a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
wherein the first and second insulation layers are removed in the gate and data pads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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providing first and second substrates;
forming a gate line and a gate electrode having a double layer structure including a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer, and a pixel electrode having the first conductive layer using a first mask;
forming a first insulation layer on the electrodes;
forming a semiconductor pattern on the first insulation layer, a source/drain pattern having an upper storage electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a data line using a second mask, the gate and data lines defining a pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region;
forming a second insulation layer on the source/drain pattern and a transmission hole penetrating from the second insulation layer to the first insulation layer in the transmissive region using a third mask;
forming a reflective electrode in the reflective region using a fourth mask, the reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with the drain electrode and the storage electrode through the transmission hole; and
forming a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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