Abstract:
A thin film transistor substrate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including metal disposed on an insulating substrate, a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer, wherein the metal in the semiconductor layer comprises indium (In), zinc (Zn), and tin (Sn), and a molar ratio (R, R[mol %]=[In]/[In+Zn+Sn]/100) of indium (In) to the metals in the semiconductor layer is less than about 20%, and more specifically, the molar ratio (R, R[mol %]=[In]/[In+Zn+Sn]/100) of indium (In) of the metals in the semiconductor layer is about 5% to about 13%.
Abstract:
A thin film transistor array panel includes: a substrate; a gate line and a common voltage line on the substrate and electrically separated from each other; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the common voltage line; a first passivation layer on the gate insulating layer; a common electrode on the first passivation layer; a second passivation layer on the common electrode; and a pixel electrode and a connecting member on the second passivation layer and electrically separated from each other. A first contact hole and a second contact hole are defined in the first and second passivation layers. The pixel electrode and the drain electrode are connected to each other through the second contact hole. The connecting member and the common electrode are connected to each other through the first contact hole.
Abstract:
A thin film transistor is provided. A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and including at least a portion overlapping the gate electrode; a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate line and the semiconductor layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the substrate and facing each other over a channel region of the semiconductor layer. The gate insulating layer includes a first region and a second region, the first region corresponds to the channel region of the semiconductor layer, the first region is made of a first material, the second region is made of a second material, and the first material and the second material have different atomic number ratios of carbon and silicon.
Abstract:
A thin film transistor array panel includes: gate lines; data lines insulated from and crossing the gate lines; and shorting bars disposed outside of a display area in which the gate lines cross the data lines. The shorting bars overlap portions of the data lines disposed outside of the display area. The shorting bar includes a semiconductor material.