Patent ID: 6078366
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: G02F,H01L

Abstract:
An array substrate for a display device comprising:a plurality of scanning lines on a substrate;a first insulator film covering said scanning lines;thin film transistors each having a semiconductor film on said first insulator film positioned above a respective one of said scanning lines, a channel protective film on each said semiconductor film, and source and drain electrodes electrically connected to each said semiconductor film;a plurality of signal lines connected to said drain electrodes extending substantially perpendicularly to said scanning lines;a plurality of semiconductor-layer lines connected to said semiconductor films, wherein an outline of each of the plurality of semiconductor-layer lines is congruent with an outline of a respective one of said signal lines;a second insulator film disposed to cover at least said signal lines; anda plurality of pixel electrodes each being arranged between two adjacent said scanning lines and electrically connected to a said source electrode of a said thin film transistor associated with one of said two adjacent scanning lines, through a contact hole of said second insulator film, each said pixel electrode overlapping the other one of said two scanning lines, the first and second insulator films being disposed therebetween.