THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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1. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:
- a substrate;
a gate electrode on the substrate;
a semiconductor pattern on the gate electrode;
a source electrode on the semiconductor pattern;
a drain electrode on the semiconductor pattern and spaced apart from the source electrode;
a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and
a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode,wherein the semiconductor pattern is in a same layer of the thin film transistor substrate as the pixel electrode and has an electrical property different from an electrical property of the pixel electrode.
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Abstract
A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern on the gate electrode; a source electrode on the semiconductor pattern; a drain electrode on the semiconductor pattern and spaced apart from the source electrode; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode. The semiconductor pattern is in a same layer of the thin film transistor substrate as the pixel electrode and has an electrical property different from an electrical property of the pixel electrode.
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40 Claims
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1. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:
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a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern on the gate electrode; a source electrode on the semiconductor pattern; a drain electrode on the semiconductor pattern and spaced apart from the source electrode; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode, wherein the semiconductor pattern is in a same layer of the thin film transistor substrate as the pixel electrode and has an electrical property different from an electrical property of the pixel electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:
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a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern on the gate electrode; a source electrode on the semiconductor pattern; a drain electrode on the semiconductor pattern and spaced apart from the source electrode; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode, wherein the semiconductor pattern is in a same layer of the thin film transistor substrate as the common electrode and has an electrical property different from the common electrode.
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13. A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate, the method comprising:
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preparing a substrate; forming a gate electrode and a common electrode line on the substrate; forming a semiconductor pattern layer comprising a first semiconductor pattern of which edges are overlapped by the gate electrode in a plan view, and a second semiconductor pattern spaced apart from the first semiconductor pattern; irradiating an ultraviolet ray onto the semiconductor pattern layer through a rear surface of the substrate using the gate electrode as a mask, to form a pixel electrode; forming a source electrode which contacts a first portion of the first semiconductor pattern; forming a drain electrode which contacts with a second portion of the first semiconductor pattern and a portion of the pixel electrode, the drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; and forming a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:
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a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern on the gate electrode; a source electrode on the semiconductor pattern; a drain electrode on the semiconductor pattern and spaced apart from the source electrode; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a common electrode part partially overlapped with the pixel electrode and spaced apart from the semiconductor pattern, wherein the semiconductor pattern is in a same layer of the thin film transistor substrate as the common electrode part, and the common electrode part comprises more layers than the semiconductor pattern. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:
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a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern on the gate electrode; a source electrode on the semiconductor pattern; a drain electrode on the semiconductor pattern and spaced apart from the source electrode; a pixel electrode part connected to the drain electrode and spaced apart from the semiconductor pattern; and a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode part, wherein the semiconductor pattern is in a same layer of the thin film transistor substrate as the pixel electrode part, and the pixel electrode part comprises more layers than the semiconductor pattern.
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32. A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate, comprising:
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preparing a substrate; forming a gate electrode and a common electrode line on the substrate; forming a semiconductor pattern overlapped with the gate electrode, and a common electrode part spaced apart from the semiconductor pattern using a same mask; depositing a first insulating material on the substrate including the semiconductor pattern and the common electrode part; patterning the first insulating material to form a first insulating layer; forming a source electrode which contacts a first portion of the semiconductor pattern; forming a drain electrode which contacts a second portion of the semiconductor pattern, the drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; and forming a pixel electrode partially overlapped with the common electrode part. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate, comprising:
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preparing a substrate; forming a gate electrode and a common electrode line on the substrate; forming a semiconductor pattern overlapped with the gate electrode, and a pixel electrode part spaced apart from the semiconductor pattern using one mask; depositing a first insulating material on the substrate including the semiconductor pattern and the pixel electrode part; patterning the first insulating material to form a first insulating layer; forming a source electrode which contacts a first portion of the semiconductor pattern; forming a drain electrode which contacts a second portion of the semiconductor pattern, the drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; and forming a common electrode partially overlapped with the pixel electrode part.
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