Array substrate for IPS-mode LCD device and method of fabricating the same
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1. An array substrate for an IPS-mode LCD device, comprising:
- a substrate having a switching region and a pixel region;
a gate line on the substrate;
a gate electrode formed in the switching region and extending from the gate line;
a common line substantially parallel to the gate line and separated from the gate line;
first and second common electrodes extending from the common line into the pixel region and separated from each other;
a gate insulating layer on the gate line, the common line and the first and second common electrodes, wherein the gate insulating layer has a common line contact hole exposing the common line;
a data line crossing the gate line to define the pixel region on the gate insulating layer;
a semiconductor layer corresponding to the gate electrode on the gate insulating layer;
a source electrode and a drain electrode separated from each other on the semiconductor layer, wherein the source electrode extends from the data line;
a plurality of pixel electrodes between the first and second common electrodes, wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes are separated from each other and substantially parallel to the first and second common electrodes, and each of the plurality of pixel electrodes extends from the drain electrode; and
a plurality of third common electrodes formed on the gate insulating layer, wherein the plurality of third common electrodes are connected to the common line through the common line contact hole and alternately arranged with the plurality of pixel electrodes,wherein the data line, the plurality of pixel electrodes and the plurality of third common electrodes are formed on a same layer and with a same material as one another.
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Abstract
Provided is an array substrate for an IPS-mode LCD device and method of fabricating the same that prevents a problem referred to as wavy noise. The IPS-mode LCD device and method have a shorter processing time and low error rate without an increase in fabrication and production costs.
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1. An array substrate for an IPS-mode LCD device, comprising:
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a substrate having a switching region and a pixel region; a gate line on the substrate; a gate electrode formed in the switching region and extending from the gate line; a common line substantially parallel to the gate line and separated from the gate line; first and second common electrodes extending from the common line into the pixel region and separated from each other; a gate insulating layer on the gate line, the common line and the first and second common electrodes, wherein the gate insulating layer has a common line contact hole exposing the common line; a data line crossing the gate line to define the pixel region on the gate insulating layer; a semiconductor layer corresponding to the gate electrode on the gate insulating layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode separated from each other on the semiconductor layer, wherein the source electrode extends from the data line; a plurality of pixel electrodes between the first and second common electrodes, wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes are separated from each other and substantially parallel to the first and second common electrodes, and each of the plurality of pixel electrodes extends from the drain electrode; and a plurality of third common electrodes formed on the gate insulating layer, wherein the plurality of third common electrodes are connected to the common line through the common line contact hole and alternately arranged with the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the data line, the plurality of pixel electrodes and the plurality of third common electrodes are formed on a same layer and with a same material as one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of fabricating an array substrate for an IPS-mode LCD device, comprising:
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forming a gate line, a gate electrode, a first common line, and first and second common electrodes on a substrate having a switching region and a pixel region using a first mask process, wherein the gate electrode extends from the gate line and is formed in the switching region, the first common line is substantially parallel to the gate line, and the first and second common electrodes extend from the first common line into the pixel region; sequentially forming a gate insulating layer, an intrinsic amorphous silicon layer and an impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer on the gate line, the gate electrode, and the first and second common electrodes; forming a common line contact hole in the gate insulating layer, an active layer and an impurity-doped amorphous silicon pattern by patterning the gate insulating layer, the intrinsic amorphous silicon layer and the impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer using a second mask process, wherein the common line contact hole exposes the first common line, the active layer corresponds to the gate electrode on the gate insulating layer and the impurity-doped amorphous silicon pattern has a same shape as the active layer on the active layer; and forming a data line, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of third common electrodes on the gate insulating layer, the active layer and the impurity-doped amorphous silicon pattern using a third mask process, wherein the data line crosses the gate line to define the pixel region, the source electrode extends from the data line and contacts the impurity-doped amorphous silicon pattern, and the drain electrode is separated from the source electrode and contacts the impurity-doped amorphous silicon pattern, wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes are separated each other and substantially parallel to the first and second common electrodes, and each of the plurality of electrodes extends from the drain electrode, and wherein the plurality of third common electrodes contact the first common line through the common line contact hole and are alternately arranged with the plurality of pixel electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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