Liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- first and second substrates;
a gate line on the first substrate;
a gate insulating film on the first substrate;
a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area;
a pixel hole in the pixel area;
a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer on the gate insulating film in the pixel hole in the pixel area; and
a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source/drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode;
wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode; and
wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from where it overlaps the transparent conductive layer.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. A liquid crystal display device comprising first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a gate insulating film on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area; a pixel hole in the pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer on the gate insulating film in the pixel hole in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source/drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode; and wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from where it overlaps the transparent conductive layer.
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52 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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first and second substrates;
a gate line on the first substrate;
a gate insulating film on the first substrate;
a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area;
a pixel hole in the pixel area;
a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer on the gate insulating film in the pixel hole in the pixel area; and
a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source/drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode;
wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode; and
wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from where it overlaps the transparent conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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providing first and second substrates;
a first mask process of forming a gate line and a gate electrode connected to the gate line on the first substrate;
a second mask process forming a gate insulating film on the gate line and the gate electrode and a semiconductor layer, then defining a pixel hole that passes through the semiconductor layer in a pixel area, and forming a pixel electrode on the gate insulating film within the pixel hole; and
a third mask process including forming a source/drain metal pattern including a data line crossing the gate line to define the pixel area, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the first substrate, and exposing an active layer of the semiconductor layer to define a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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