Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating same
First Claim
1. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- forming a gate pattern including a first transparent conductive layer using a first mask, the gate pattern including a pixel electrode, a gate electrode and a gate line;
forming a first insulating film on the gate pattern;
forming a semiconductor layer and a source/drain pattern on the first insulating film using a second mask, the source/drain pattern having a storage upper electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a data line;
forming a second insulating film over the source/drain pattern using a third mask;
forming a transmission hole exposing the first transparent conductive layer of the pixel electrode using a fourth mask; and
forming a reflective electrode in a reflective area using a fifth mask, wherein the reflective electrode is directly connected with the pixel electrode, the drain electrode and the storage upper electrode within the transmission hole.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device is provided that comprises a gate line; a first insulating film on the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive area and a reflective area; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region; a second insulating film on the thin film transistor; a storage capacitor including a storage upper electrode overlapping the gate line; a transmission hole exposing at least a portion of the pixel electrode, and a reflective electrode formed in the reflective area of the pixel region, the reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with thin film transistor and the storage upper electrode, wherein the gate line and the pixel electrode include a first transparent conductive layer.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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forming a gate pattern including a first transparent conductive layer using a first mask, the gate pattern including a pixel electrode, a gate electrode and a gate line; forming a first insulating film on the gate pattern; forming a semiconductor layer and a source/drain pattern on the first insulating film using a second mask, the source/drain pattern having a storage upper electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a data line; forming a second insulating film over the source/drain pattern using a third mask; forming a transmission hole exposing the first transparent conductive layer of the pixel electrode using a fourth mask; and forming a reflective electrode in a reflective area using a fifth mask, wherein the reflective electrode is directly connected with the pixel electrode, the drain electrode and the storage upper electrode within the transmission hole. - 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)
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24. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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forming a gate pattern having a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque second conductive layer using a first mask, the gate pattern including a pixel electrode, a gate electrode and a gate line; forming a first insulating film and a semiconductor layer on the gate pattern, and a source/drain pattern having a storage upper electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, a data line using a second mask; forming a transmission hole exposing the first conductive layer of the pixel electrode in a transmissive area using a third mask; forming a second insulating film over the source/drain pattern using a fourth mask; and forming a reflective electrode in a reflective area using a fifth mask, wherein the reflective electrode is directly connected with the pixel electrode, the drain electrode and the storage upper electrode within the transmission hole. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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forming a gate line including a first transparent conductive layer; forming a gate insulating film on the gate line; forming a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; forming a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; forming a pixel electrode having a second transparent conductive layer; forming a storage capacitor including a storage upper electrode overlapping the gate line; forming a transmission hole exposing at least a portion of the second transparent conductive layer of the pixel electrode; and forming a reflective electrode so that the reflective electrode is directly connected with the pixel electrode, the thin film transistor and the storage upper electrode within the transmission hole.
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