The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, in particular, to an array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, a display panel and a display device.
A thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) is one type of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). During the manufacturing of the thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate, a jumper wire film (e.g., an indium tin oxide (ITO) film) and a via hole may be required to connect metal patterns in different layers for signal transmission. For example, the gate metal pattern and the source/drain metal pattern may be connected through an ITO film to transmit the gate signal and the common electrode (Com) signal.
In the related art, during the formation of the via hole, since the insulation pattern on the gate metal pattern (i.e., the gate insulation pattern) has a different thickness from the insulation pattern on the source/drain metal pattern (i.e., the passivation pattern), the via hole may be formed by over etching to ensure that the insulation pattern within the via hole may be etched completely. Generally, the over etching may refer to etching additional 30-50% on the basis of an initial etching process.
The via hole formed by the above method generally has a diameter of 10 μm. The via hole is formed with a smaller opening and is a blind hole. Thus the over etching may partly etch a part of the insulation pattern at the position where the metal pattern contacts the insulation pattern, causing a relative high risk of undercut. As illustrated in
It should be noted that, information disclosed in the above background portion is provided only for better understanding of the background of the present disclosure. Thus it may contain information that does not form the prior art known by those ordinary skilled in the art.
The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, a display panel and a display device. The technical solution is as follow.
In a first aspect, there is provided a method for manufacturing an array substrate, including:
forming a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern on a base substrate;
forming a via hole on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern, and a lateral side of the via hole being half opened; and
forming a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole.
In a second aspect, there is provided an array substrate including:
a base substrate;
a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern formed on the base substrate;
a via hole formed on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern, and a lateral side of the via hole being half opened; and
a jumper wire film formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole.
In a third aspect, there is provided a display panel including an array substrate according to any one of the second aspect.
In a fourth aspect, there is provided a display device including a display panel according to the third aspect.
This section provides a summary of various implementations or examples of the technology described in the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of the full scope or all features of the disclosed technology.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.
In order to clearly describe implementations of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the accompanying drawings to be used for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced hereinafter. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described hereinafter are merely embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings are possible to those ordinary skilled in the art without creative work.
Particular embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated in the above drawings, which will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and written descriptions are not provided to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any sense, rather, they are provided to convey the concept of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art by referring to particular embodiments.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, such that the objective, implementations and advantages of the present disclosure may be further clear.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical or scientific terms used herein are to be interpreted as customary in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. Terms such as “first”, “second”, and the like used in the description and the claims of the present disclosure do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, instead, they are just used to distinguish different components. Likewise, terms such as “a” or “an” or the like are not intended to limit the quantity, but to indicate the presence of at least one. Terms such as “connect” or “connected with” or the like are not limited to physical or mechanical connection, but may include electrical connection, either directly or indirectly. Terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right” and the like are used to indicate relative positional relations, and the relative positional relation will change correspondingly as the absolute position of the described object changes.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for manufacturing an array substrate. As illustrated in
In step 301, a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern are formed on a base substrate.
In step 302, a via hole is formed on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. A lateral side of the via hole is half opened.
In the present disclosure, a lateral side of the via hole being half opened may mean that a distance between the center of the via hole and at least a portion of the lateral side of the via hole is greater than a distance between the center of the via hole and other portion of the lateral side of the via hole. In other words, at least a portion of the lateral side of the via hole is further away from the center of the via hole than other portion of the lateral side.
In step 303, a jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole.
Accordingly, according to the method for manufacturing the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to form a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern on a base substrate, to form a via hole having a half opened lateral side on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern, and to form a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in different layers or the same layer using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Further, the via hole is a bar shaped hole. A lateral side in a length direction or a width direction of the bar shaped hole is opened. A size of the bar shaped hole along a direction of the lateral side that is opened is equal to or greater than 15 μm and equal to or smaller than 20 μm.
In this embodiment, for example, a lateral side (hereinafter referred to as the first side) in a length direction of the bar shaped hole may be opened. In this case, the first side may have a portion (hereinafter referred to as the first portion) that is further away from the center of the via hole than other portion (hereinafter referred to as the second portion) of the first side. Further in this case, the size of the via hole in the length direction may be equal to or greater than 15 μm and equal to or smaller than 20 μm. In other words, a distance between the first side and an opposite lateral side of the via hole in the length direction may be equal to or greater than 15 μm and equal to or smaller than 20 μm. In further detail, the distance between the second portion of the first side and the opposite lateral side of the via hole in the length direction may be equal to or greater than 15 μm and equal to or smaller than 20 μm.
It should be noted that the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern may be positioned in different layers on the base substrate, or in the same layer on the base substrate. That is, the via hole formed in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to connect conductive patterns in different layers on the base substrate, such as connecting a source/drain metal pattern and a gate metal pattern, or connecting the source/drain metal pattern and the pixel electrode pattern, or the like; or may be used to connect conductive patterns in the same layer on the base substrate, such as connecting gate metal patterns, or connecting source/drain metal patterns, or the like. The jumper wire film may be formed of any conductive material of a metal pattern, a metal oxide pattern or the like. For example, the jumper wire film may be formed of Cu, Al and the alloy thereof, or indium tin oxide (ITO) and the like.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for manufacturing an array substrate, as illustrated in
In step 401, a first conductive pattern is formed on a base substrate.
In step 402, a first insulation layer pattern is formed on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern.
In step 403, a second conductive pattern is formed on the base substrate formed with the first insulation layer pattern. The second conductive pattern and the first conductive pattern are disposed in different layers on the base substrate.
In step 404, a second insulation layer pattern is formed on the base substrate formed with the second conductive pattern. A via hole is formed by encirclement of the first conductive pattern, the second conductive pattern, the first insulation layer pattern, and the second insulation layer pattern. A lateral side of the via hole is half opened.
In step 405, a jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole to electrically connect the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
Accordingly, according to the method for manufacturing the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to form a second conductive pattern on a base substrate formed with a first conductive pattern, to form a via hole having a half opened lateral side on the base substrate formed with the second conductive pattern, and to form a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in different layers using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for manufacturing an array substrate, in said method. For example, the first conductive pattern is a gate metal pattern. The second conductive pattern is a source/drain metal pattern. As illustrated in
In step 501, a gate metal pattern is formed on a base substrate.
As illustrated in
In step 502, a gate insulation layer is formed on the base substrate formed with the gate metal pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 503, the gate insulation layer is patterned to form a gate insulation pattern.
In particular, a gate insulation thin film, i.e., the gate insulation layer, is formed on the base substrate formed with the gate metal pattern. A photoresist is applied on the base substrate formed with the gate insulation thin film. A mask is used to expose the base substrate applied with the photoresist. The exposed base substrate is developed and etched to form the gate insulation pattern.
In step 504, a source/drain metal pattern is formed on the base substrate formed with the gate insulation pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 505, a passivation layer is formed on the base substrate formed with the source/drain metal pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 506, the passivation layer is patterned to form a passivation layer pattern.
In particular, as illustrated in
The passivation layer pattern 007 includes a third sub pattern 0071 formed on the first sub pattern 0041 and a fourth sub pattern 0072 formed on the source/drain metal pattern 005. The fourth sub pattern 0072 overlaps a part of the source/drain metal pattern 005 away from the first sub pattern 0041. For example, in
In step 507, a jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole to electrically connect the gate metal pattern and the source/drain metal pattern.
As illustrated in
It should be further noted that,
Accordingly, according to the method for manufacturing the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to form a source/drain metal pattern on a base substrate formed with a gate metal pattern, to form a via hole having a half opened lateral side on the base substrate formed with the source/drain metal pattern, and to form a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in different layers using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for manufacturing an array substrate. As illustrated in
In step 601, a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern are formed on a base substrate. The second conductive pattern and the first conductive pattern are formed in a same layer on the base substrate.
In step 602, a first insulation layer pattern is formed on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. A via hole is formed by encirclement of the first conductive pattern, the second conductive pattern, and the first insulation layer pattern. A lateral side of the via hole is half opened.
In step 603, a jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole to electrically connect the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
Of course, the via hole structure provided for connecting two parts of conductive patterns in the same layer may be formed in other forms, such as patching of various disconnected lines, other design of crossing lines in the same layer, or the like, which will not be described in detail herein.
Accordingly, according to the method for manufacturing the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to form a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern on a base substrate, to form a via hole having a half opened lateral side on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern, and to form a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in the same layer using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for manufacturing an array substrate. In said method, for example, the first conductive pattern is a first gate metal pattern, and the second conductive pattern is a second gate metal pattern. As illustrated in
In step 701, a gate metal thin film is formed on a base substrate. The gate metal thin film is patterned to form a first gate metal pattern and a second gate metal pattern in the same layer.
As illustrated in
In step 702, a gate insulation layer is formed on the base substrate formed with the first gate metal pattern and the second gate metal pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 703, the gate insulation layer is patterned to form a gate insulation pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 704, a jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole to electrically connect the first gate metal pattern and the second gate metal pattern.
As illustrated in
In addition, processes, such as forming an intrinsic semiconductor thin film, a doped semiconductor thin film and a source/drain metal thin film on the base substrate, patterning the source/drain metal thin film, the doped semiconductor thin film, and the intrinsic semiconductor thin film to form the data line, the source/drain electrode, and the active layer, and forming the passivation layer pattern, may refer to the related prior art, which will not be repeated herein.
Accordingly, according to the method for manufacturing the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to form a first gate metal pattern and a second gate metal pattern on a base substrate, to form a via hole having a half opened lateral side on the base substrate formed with the first gate metal pattern and the second gate metal pattern, and to form a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in the same layer using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for manufacturing an array substrate. In said method, for example, the first conductive pattern is a first source/drain metal pattern. The second conductive pattern is a second source/drain metal pattern. As illustrated in
In step 801, a source/drain metal thin film is formed on a base substrate. The source/drain metal thin film is patterned to form a first source/drain metal pattern and a second source/drain metal pattern in the same layer.
As illustrated in
In step 802, a passivation layer is formed on the base substrate formed with the first source/drain metal pattern and the second source/drain metal pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 803, the passivation layer is patterned to form a passivation layer pattern.
As illustrated in
In step 804, a jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole to electrically connect the first gate source/drain pattern and the second source/drain metal pattern.
As illustrated in
It should be noted that, processes, such as forming the gate metal thin film, the gate insulation thin film, the intrinsic semiconductor thin film, and the doped semiconductor thin film on the base substrate, and patterning the doped semiconductor thin film, the intrinsic semiconductor thin film, the gate insulation thin film and the gate metal thin film, may refer to the related prior art, which will not be repeated herein.
Accordingly, according to the method for manufacturing the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to form a first source/drain metal pattern and a second source/drain metal pattern on a base substrate, to form a via hole having a half opened lateral side on the base substrate formed with the first source/drain metal pattern and the second source/drain metal pattern, and to form a jumper wire film on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in the same layer using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
In addition, it should be noted that via hole formed by the method in the related art generally has a diameter of 10 μm. The via hole is formed with a smaller opening and is a blind circular hole or a blind square hole. Such a via hole has a poor undercut resistance and has a high risk of undercut. Meanwhile, the ITO film is relative thin. Accordingly, it is possible that the ITO film is disconnected and the signal cannot be transmitted normally, causing a certain progressive. Herein, the term “progressive” means that the display device is defect-free during the test of the display device performed by the manufacturer, while certain display defects are exposed when the display device is delivered to a user. In the method for manufacturing an array substrate according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the via hole may have a width of 15 to 20 μm, thereby increasing the opening of the via hole. In addition, the via hole is a half opened hole, and thus may increase the undercut resistance ability to a large extent. Accordingly, the risk of undercut may be lowered. It is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal. According the above method, it is unnecessary to add additional exposing process. Thus it is simple and easily performable, thereby having a high applicability. In addition, the via hole formed using this method may further save the space in the array substrate.
In addition, it should be noted that the via hole is a key part of the jumper wire design. The same etching process has different etching rates with respect to different materials. Even with respect to the same material, the etching rates at the boundary of the material and inside the material will be different. At the same time, in the prior art, at least four to five exposing and etching processes are required during manufacturing the array substrate. Thus the over etching may cause undercut. When there is high risk of undercut, display quality of the array may be deteriorated, and sometimes may cause the failure of the display device. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, metals at the position of the jumper wire may be exposed by the exposing and etching process of the passivation layer. Different conductive patterns may be connected using an ITO film, thereby improving the display quality of the array display and in turn improving image quality of the display device.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate. As illustrated in
Accordingly, according to the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern are formed on a base substrate. A via hole having a half opened lateral side is formed on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. A jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in different layers or the same layer using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Optionally, the via hole is a bar shaped hole. A lateral side in a length direction or a width direction of the bar shaped hole is opened. A size of the bar shaped hole along a direction of the lateral side that is opened is equal to or greater than 15 μm and equal to or smaller than 20 μm.
It should be noted that, the first conductive pattern and the second conductive layer may be positioned in different layers on the base substrate, or may be positioned in the same layer on the base substrate. As illustrated in
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate, as illustrated in
Accordingly, according to the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a second conductive pattern is formed on a base substrate formed with a first conductive pattern. A via hole having a half opened lateral side is formed on the base substrate formed with the second conductive pattern. A jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in different layers using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate, as illustrated in
In the present embodiment, the gate insulation pattern 004 includes a first sub pattern 0041 formed on the gate metal pattern 002 and a second sub pattern 0042 formed in a same layer with the gate metal pattern 002. a gap is formed between the gate metal pattern 002 and the second sub pattern 0042. The first sub pattern 0041 overlaps a part of the gate metal pattern 002 away from the second sub pattern 0042.
As illustrated in
Accordingly, according to the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a source/drain metal pattern is formed on a base substrate formed with a gate metal pattern. A via hole having a half opened lateral side is formed on the base substrate formed with the source/drain metal pattern. A jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in different layers using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate. As illustrated in
Illustratively, the first conductive pattern 2001 is a first gate metal pattern. The second conductive pattern 2003 is a second gate metal pattern. The first insulation layer pattern 2002 is a gate insulation pattern. Alternatively, the first conductive pattern 2001 is a first source/drain metal pattern. The second conductive pattern 2003 is a second source/drain metal pattern. The first insulation layer pattern 2002 is a passivation layer pattern.
In particular, in the case where the first conductive pattern 2001 is a first gate metal pattern, the second conductive pattern 2003 is a second gate metal pattern, and the first insulation layer pattern 2002 is a gate insulation pattern, as illustrated in
In the case wherein the first conductive pattern 2001 is a first source/drain metal pattern, the second conductive pattern 2003 is a second source/drain metal pattern, and the first insulation layer pattern 2002 is a passivation layer pattern, as illustrated in
Accordingly, according to the array substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a via hole having a half opened lateral side is formed on the base substrate formed with the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. A jumper wire film is formed on the base substrate formed with the via hole, thereby connecting the conductive patterns in the same layer using the jumper wire film. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the array substrate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel including the array substrate illustrated in
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display device including the above display panel. The display device may be an LCD television, a cell phone, a tablet computer, a navigation device, or the like. In the display panel included in the display device, a jumper wire film on a half opened via hole is used to connect conductive patterns in the same layer or in different layers. In comparison to the related art, it is possible to ensure a complete connection of the jumper wire film and a normal transmission of the signal, thereby improving display quality of the display device.
Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described above, which do not limit the present disclosure. All the modifications, alternatives and improvements without departing from the sprite and principle of the present disclosure fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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201510497522.1 | Aug 2015 | CN | national |
The present application is based upon International Application No. PCT/CN2016/070120, filed on Jan. 5, 2016, which is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510497522.1, filed on Aug. 13, 2015, and the entire contents thereof are incorporated herein by reference.
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PCT/CN2016/070120 | 1/5/2016 | WO | 00 |