Liquid crystal display device having reduced optical pumping current and method of fabricating the same
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- a gate line having a bending part in at least one side;
a data line crossing the gate line on the first substrate;
a pixel electrode formed at a pixel area defined by the gate line and the data line;
a drain electrode of a thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, the drain electrode having a first part extending along a direction of the gate line and a second part extending at an angle from the first part; and
a semiconductor layer overlapping at least part of the gate line, the drain electrode, and the data line to form a channel of the thin film transistor, wherein the bending part is disposed between the second part of the drain electrode and the data line.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the same that is capable of reducing an optical pumping current. The liquid crystal display comprises a gate line having a bending part in at least one side, a data line crossing the gate line on the first substrate, a pixel electrode formed at a pixel area defined by the gate line and the data line, a drain electrode of a thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, and a semiconductor layer overlapping at least a part of the gate line, the drain electrode, and the data line to form a channel of the thin film transistor, wherein the bending part is disposed between the drain electrode and the data line.
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19 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a gate line having a bending part in at least one side;
a data line crossing the gate line on the first substrate;
a pixel electrode formed at a pixel area defined by the gate line and the data line;
a drain electrode of a thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, the drain electrode having a first part extending along a direction of the gate line and a second part extending at an angle from the first part; and
a semiconductor layer overlapping at least part of the gate line, the drain electrode, and the data line to form a channel of the thin film transistor, wherein the bending part is disposed between the second part of the drain electrode and the data line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising steps of:
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forming a gate line having a plurality of dot patterns on a first substrate;
forming a gate insulating film to cover the gate line on the first substrate;
forming a semiconductor layer having a first width overlapping a second width of the gate line, the first width less than the second width;
forming a data line crossing the gate line;
forming a drain electrode facing the data line, the drain electrode having a first part extending along a direction of the gate line and a second part extending at an angle from the first part with the dot pattern therebetween;
forming a protective film having a contact hole to expose the drain electrode; and
forming a pixel electrode on the protective film connected to the drain electrode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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