Active matrix substrate, method of manufacturing the same, and image sensor incorporating the same
First Claim
1. An active matrix substrate, comprising:
- a pixel electrode provided in a pixel area;
a scanning line and a signal line;
a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line, the signal line, and the pixel electrode;
a storage capacitor electrode for a storage capacitor; and
a storage capacitor common line disposed parallel to the signal line so as to be electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode, the storage capacitor common line extending across a plurality of pixels, whereinstorage capacitance is provided between the pixel electrode and the storage capacitor electrode,the scanning line and the storage capacitor electrode are fabricated from a same material in a single patterning; and
wherein the storage capacitor electrode and the storage capacitor common line are patterned in different steps so as to have an insulating film provided partially therebetween, and wherein the given storage capacitor electrode does not extend across a plurality of different pixels.
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Abstract
A signal line and a pixel capacitor wire that doubles as a pixel capacitor electrode are fabricated parallel to each other from the same electrode layer through patterning thereof. Therefore, no additional steps are required to form the pixel capacitor wire. In such an arrangement, the pixel capacitor wire and the signal line are disposed parallel to each other; therefore, delays of signal transmission in the signal line and crosstalk between pixels are prevented from occurring. The active matrix substrate incorporating this arrangement is suitably used in liquid crystal display devices, image sensors, and the like. Similar advantages are available with an arrangement in which the signal line and the pixel capacitor wire are disposed parallel to each other, and the storage capacitor electrode, which will constitute a storage capacitor with the pixel electrode therebetween, and the scanning line are fabricated from the same electrode layer through patterning thereof.
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17 Claims
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1. An active matrix substrate, comprising:
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a pixel electrode provided in a pixel area; a scanning line and a signal line; a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line, the signal line, and the pixel electrode; a storage capacitor electrode for a storage capacitor; and a storage capacitor common line disposed parallel to the signal line so as to be electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode, the storage capacitor common line extending across a plurality of pixels, wherein storage capacitance is provided between the pixel electrode and the storage capacitor electrode, the scanning line and the storage capacitor electrode are fabricated from a same material in a single patterning; and wherein the storage capacitor electrode and the storage capacitor common line are patterned in different steps so as to have an insulating film provided partially therebetween, and wherein the given storage capacitor electrode does not extend across a plurality of different pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An active matrix substrate, comprising:
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a pixel electrode provided in a pixel area; a scanning line and a signal line; a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line, the signal line, and the pixel electrode; a storage capacitor electrode for a storage capacitor; and a storage capacitor common line disposed at least partially parallel to the signal line so as to be electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode, the storage capacitor common line extending across a plurality of pixels, wherein storage capacitance is provided between the pixel electrode and the storage capacitor electrode, and wherein the given storage capacitor electrode does not extend across a plurality of different pixels, the scanning line and the storage capacitor electrode are fabricated from a same material in a single patterning; and wherein in another patterning the signal line, the pixel electrode, and the storage capacitor common line are fabricated of a same material in a single patterning. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An active matrix substrate, comprising:
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a pixel electrode provided in a pixel area; a scanning line and a signal line; a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line, the signal line, and the pixel electrode; a storage capacitor electrode for a storage capacitor; and a storage capacitor common line disposed at least partially parallel to the signal line so as to be electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode, the storage capacitor common line extending across a plurality of pixels, and wherein the signal line and the storage capacitor common line are fabricated of a same material in a single patterning, wherein storage capacitance is provided between the pixel electrode and the storage capacitor electrode, and wherein the given storage capacitor electrode does not extend across a plurality of different pixels, the scanning line and the storage capacitor electrode are fabricated from a same material in a single patterning; a protection film for covering the switching element; and an interlayer insulation film interposed between the pixel electrode and the protection film. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An image sensor, comprising:
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an active matrix substrate; a conversion section for converting incident magnetoelectric radiation to electric charges; and bias voltage application means for causing a storage capacitor to store the electric charges, wherein the active matrix substrate includes; a pixel electrode provided in a pixel area; a scanning line and a signal line; a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line, the signal line, and the pixel electrode; a storage capacitor electrode for a storage capacitor; and a storage capacitor common line disposed at least partially parallel to the signal line so as to be electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode, the storage capacitor common line extending across a plurality of pixels, wherein the scanning line and the storage capacitor electrode are fabricated from a same material in a single patterning; and wherein the storage capacitor electrode and the storage capacitor common line are patterned in different steps so as to have an insulating film provided partially therebetween, and wherein the given storage capacitor electrode does not extend across a plurality of different pixels. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An active matrix substrate, comprising:
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a pixel electrode provided in each pixel area bounded by a scanning line and a signal line that are disposed in a matrix as a whole; a switching element connected to the scanning line, the signal line, and the pixel electrode; a storage capacitor electrode for constituting a storage capacitor; and a storage capacitor common line disposed parallel to the signal line so as to be connected to the storage capacitor electrode, the storage capacitor common line extending across a plurality of pixels, wherein the storage capacitor is formed between the pixel electrode and the storage capacitor electrode, and wherein the given storage capacitor electrode does not extend across a plurality of different pixels, the scanning line and the storage capacitor electrode are fabricated from a single electrode layer through patterning thereof, and the signal line and the storage capacitor common line are fabricated of a same material in a single patterning thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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