Patent ID: 8174019

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a first substrate; a thin film transistor arranged on the first substrate and having a first semiconductor pattern that defines an active area and serves as a lower layer; a second semiconductor pattern connected to the first semiconductor pattern; a connector disposed between the first semiconductor and the second semiconductor pattern; a storage electrode arranged on the second semiconductor pattern and covering an entire surface of the second semiconductor pattern in a plan view; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the thin film transistor further comprises: a gate electrode arranged on the first semiconductor pattern; and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode and electrically connected to the first semiconductor pattern and the pixel electrode, wherein the storage electrode serves as an upper storage electrode of a storage capacitor and the second semiconductor pattern serves as a lower storage electrode of the storage capacitor, and wherein the storage electrode comprises a material that is substantially the same as a material of the gate electrode.