Thin-film transistor display panel and method of fabricating the same
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1. A thin-film transistor (TFT) display panel comprising:
- gate wirings formed on an insulating substrate;
oxide active layer patterns formed on the gate wirings;
data wirings formed on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings, the data wirings contacting the oxide active layer patterns;
a passivation layer formed on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings, wherein the passivation layer is made of silicon nitride (SiNx); and
a pixel electrode which is formed on the passivation layer.
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Abstract
Provided are a thin-film transistor (TFT) display panel having improved electrical properties that can be fabricated time-effectively and a method of fabricating the TFT display panel. The TFT display panel includes: gate wirings which are formed on an insulating substrate; oxide active layer patterns which are formed on the gate wirings; data wirings which are formed on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings; a passivation layer which is formed on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings and is made of silicon nitride (SiNx); and a pixel electrode which is formed on the passivation layer.
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21 Claims
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1. A thin-film transistor (TFT) display panel comprising:
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gate wirings formed on an insulating substrate; oxide active layer patterns formed on the gate wirings; data wirings formed on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings, the data wirings contacting the oxide active layer patterns; a passivation layer formed on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings, wherein the passivation layer is made of silicon nitride (SiNx); and a pixel electrode which is formed on the passivation layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A TFT display panel comprising:
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gate wirings formed on an insulating substrate; a gate insulating film which comprises a lower gate insulating film formed on the gate wirings and made of first SiNx and an upper gate insulating film formed on the lower gate insulating film and made of second SiNx; oxide active layer patterns re formed on the gate insulating film; data wirings formed on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings, the data wirings contacting the oxide active layer patterns; a passivation layer formed on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings; and a pixel electrode formed on the passivation layer, wherein the second SiNx contains a smaller amount of hydrogen than the first SiNx. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of fabricating a TFT display panel, the method comprising:
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forming gate wirings on an insulating substrate; forming oxide active layer patterns on the gate wirings; forming data wirings on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings, the data wirings contacting the oxide active layer patterns; forming a passivation layer of SiNx on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings; and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of fabricating a TFT display panel, the method comprising:
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forming gate wirings on an insulating substrate; forming a lower gate insulating film, which is made of first SiNx, on the gate wirings and forming an upper gate insulating film, which is made of second SiNx, on the lower gate insulating film; forming oxide active layer patterns on the gate insulating film; forming data wirings on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings, the data wirings contacting the oxide active layer patterns; forming a passivation layer on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings; and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, wherein the second SiNx contains a smaller amount of hydrogen than the first SiNx. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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