Patent ID: 7110058

Claim:
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: (a) fabricating a switching device on a substrate; (b) forming an interlayer insulating film on said substrate such that said switching device is covered with said interlayer insulating film, said interlayer insulating film being comprised of an electrically insulating inorganic film and an electrically insulating organic film formed on said electrically insulating inorganic film; and (c) forming a transparent electrode on said interlayer insulating film, said transparent electrode being electrically connected to said switching device through said interlayer insulating film, said step (c) including, in order, the steps of: (c1) patterning said electrically insulating organic film; (c2) applying plasma to said substrate including said electrically insulating organic film; (c3) forming a contact hole through said electrically insulating inorganic film; (c4) depositing electrically conductive transparent material on said interlayer insulating film; and (c5) patterning said material into said transparent electrode.