Abstract:
A laser crystallization system and a method of manufacturing a display apparatus using the laser crystallization system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes i) a mother substrate in which first, second, and third display regions and ii) a stage for supporting the mother substrate and moving in first and second directions perpendicular to each other. The embodiment also includes i) a first laser irradiation unit for irradiating a first laser beam having a width greater than or identical to a width of a side of one of the first, second, and third display regions in the first direction and ii) a second laser irradiation unit spaced apart from the first laser irradiation unit and irradiating a second laser beam having a width greater than or identical to the width of the one side in the first direction.
Abstract:
An embodiment is directed to a method of manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon layer, the method including providing a crystallization substrate, the crystallization substrate having an amorphous silicon layer on a first substrate, providing a reflection substrate, the reflection substrate having a first region with a reflection panel therein and a second region without the reflection panel, disposing the crystallization substrate and the reflection substrate on one another, and selectively crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer by directing a laser beam onto the crystallization substrate and the reflection substrate, and reflecting the laser beam from the reflection panel.
Abstract:
A display device with the substrate divided into three areas. A semiconductor layer is formed in the first second areas and includes a channel area and source/drain areas; a gate insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer in an area corresponding to the channel area; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer. The source/drain electrodes contact the source/drain areas, respectively; a pixel electrode is formed in the same layer but in a third area; an interlayer insulating layer is formed on a whole surface of the substrate including the formed structures; and a gate line is formed on the interlayer insulating layer and is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first area through a via contact hole of the interlayer insulating layer.
Abstract:
A laser crystallization apparatus for crystallizing a thin film of a substrate, the laser crystallization apparatus includes a laser beam emitting unit configured to scan the substrate in a predetermined direction with a laser beam, a stage configured to support the substrate, a fixing part disposed on a first part of the stage, the fixing part having a shape corresponding to a corner of the substrate, and a driving unit configured to lift a second part of the stage to be higher than the first part of the stage, the substrate on the stage being configured to slide toward and engage with the fixing part.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor and a thin film transistor, the method including sequentially forming a gate insulating layer, an amorphous silicon layer and an insulating layer on an entire top surface of a substrate having a gate electrode; patterning the insulating layer to form an etch stopper; and patterning the amorphous silicon layer to form a semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
A driver chip for controlling a high-resolution display panel is presented. The driver chip is not much larger than a conventional driver chip that is currently used for lower resolution display panels. The driver chip applies data signals to the data lines of the display panel and gate control signals to a gate driver that is formed in the peripheral region of the display panel. The gate driver, which may be made of amorphous silicon TFTs, generates gate signals in response to the gate control signals from the driver chip and applies the gate signals to gate lines. Since the driver chip of the invention controls more gate lines and data lines than a conventional chip of about the same size, the driver chip may be easily adapted for display devices having multiple panels. Where multiple panels are used, the panels may be scanned simultaneously or sequentially.
Abstract:
An array substrate includes storage lines, a first pixel portion, a second pixel portion, a third pixel portion and a fourth pixel portion. The storage lines divide a region into a first pixel area, a second pixel area, a third pixel area and a fourth pixel area. Two gate lines and two data lines define the region. The two gate lines are adjacent and substantially parallel to each other. The two data lines are adjacent and substantially parallel to each other. The first, second, third and fourth pixel portions are formed in the first, second, third and fourth pixel areas, respectively.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the same, in which wirings connected between pads and an integrated circuit is protected from being corroded. A pixel array is formed on a display region of a substrate. A plurality of pads are formed on a non-display region of the substrate. An integrated circuit is formed on the non-display region of the substrate and connected to the pads to generate a signal for operating the pixel array. Conductive barrier layers separated from each of the pads are formed on peripheral portions of the pads connected to the integrated circuit. The conductive barrier layers have electric potential equivalent to that of each of the pads in accordance with internal connections of the integrated circuit. When bumps of the integrated circuit and the pads are attached to each other, the conductive barrier layers prevent the pads and the wirings connected to the pads from being corroded.
Abstract:
A plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines to define a display area are formed on an insulating substrate including a display area and a surrounding area. On the surrounding area, a gate driving circuit connected to the gate lines and a logic circuit for VI interposed between the gate driving circuit and the gate line and having several first to third NOR gates are formed. A first input terminal of the first NOR gate of the logic circuit for VI is connected to an output terminal of the gate driving circuit, and a second input terminal thereof is connected to a CON1 terminal, and an output terminal thereof is connected to a first input terminal of the second or the third NOR gate. A second input terminal of the second NOR gate is connected to a CON2 terminal and an output terminal thereof is connected to the gate lines in odd number. A second input terminal of the NOR gate is connected to a CON3 terminal and an output terminal thereof is connected to the gate lines in even number.
Abstract:
A photo sensor, a method of manufacturing the photo sensor, and a display apparatus, the photo sensor including a substrate; a light receiving unit on the substrate, the light receiving unit including an amorphous semiconductor material; a first adjacent unit and a second adjacent unit formed as one body with the light receiving unit, the first adjacent unit and the second adjacent unit being separated from each other by the light receiving unit; a first photo sensor electrode electrically connected to the first adjacent unit; and a second photo sensor electrode electrically connected to the second adjacent unit, wherein at least one of the first adjacent unit and the second adjacent unit includes a crystalline semiconductor material.