Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same

• Main Authors: PARK YONG IN, KANG SU HYUK, KIM YOUNG JOO, LEE DAI YUN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.02.2011
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SEALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIGNS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

An array substrate for an LCD device includes a first TFT including a first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode, wherein the first gate electrode is directly over the first semiconductor layer; a first protrusion extending from the first gate electrode along an edge of the first semiconductor layer; a second TFT including a second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode, wherein the second gate electrode is directly over the second semiconductor layer; a second protrusion extending from the second gate electrode along an edge of the second semiconductor layer; a third TFT connected to crossed data and gate lines including a third semiconductor layer, a third gate electrode, wherein the third gate electrode is directly over the third semiconductor layer; a third protrusion extending from the third gate electrode along an edge of the third semiconductor layer; and a pixel electrode.