Patent ID: 6597015
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G02F,H01L

Abstract:
A thin-film transistor, comprising:a gate formed on an insulation substrate; a gate line formed on the insulation substrate; a gate dielectric layer covering the gate line and the gate over the insulation substrate, wherein a combination of the gate and the gate line has a shape identical to a shape of the gate dielectric layer; a silicon layer formed on the gate dielectric layer, wherein a shape of the silicon layer is the same as the shape of the gate dielectric layer; a source/drain region formed on the silicon layer over the gate; a source/drain conductive layer formed on the source/drain region; a source/drain conductive line structure formed on the insulation substrate without making contact with the gate line and the gate; a protection layer over the insulation substrate with a plurality of openings exposing the source/drain conductive line structure and the source/drain conductive layer; a pixel electrode on the protection layer that makes contact with a portion of the source/drain conductive layer; and a patterned transparent conductive layer on the protection layer and making contact with both the source/drain line structure and another portion of the source/drain conductive layer.