A method of providing a conducting structure over a substrate, which comprises: disposing a lower sub-layer over a substrate, the lower sub-layer comprising a conductive metal oxide material that includes indium and zinc, wherein the indium and zinc content in the bottom sub-layer substantially defines a first indium to zinc content ratio; performing a first hydrogen treatment over an exposed surface of the lower sub-layer for introducing hydrogen content therein; disposing a middle sub-layer over the lower sub-layer, the middle sub-layer comprising a metal material; disposing an upper sub-layer over the middle sub-layer, the upper sub-layer comprising a conductive metal oxide material that includes indium and zinc, wherein the indium and the zinc content in the upper sub-layer substantially defines a second indium to zinc content ratio smaller than the first indium to zinc content ratio; and patterning the multi-layered conductive structure to generate a composite lateral etch profile.

A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes forming an amorphous silicon thin film on a substrate. A lower region of the amorphous silicon thin film is crystallized to form a polycrystalline silicon thin film by irradiating a laser beam with an energy density of from about 150 mj/cm.sup.2 to about 250 mj/cm.sup.2 to the amorphous silicon thin film.

The present invention provides a display device and a manufacturing method thereof that can simplify manufacturing steps and enhance efficiency in the use of materials, and further, a manufacturing method that can enhance adhesiveness of a pattern. One feature of the invention is that at least one or more patterns needed for manufacturing a display panel, such as a conductive layer forming a wiring or an electrode or a mask for forming a desired pattern is/are formed by a method capable of selectively forming a pattern, thereby manufacturing a display panel.

A thin film transistor array substrate includes a pixel electrode layout area, a data electrode layout area, a transparent pixel electrode layer formed in the pixel electrode layout area, a first metal layer, a first dielectric layer, an amorphous silicon layer, a second metal layer, a second dielectric layer formed in the pixel electrode layout area and the data electrode layout area. The first dielectric layer covers the first metal layer. The amorphous silicon layer, the second metal layer and the second dielectric layer are sequentially formed on the first dielectric layer. The transparent pixel electrode layer is connected to the second metal layer through a via hole formed in the pixel electrode area of the second dielectric layer. Moreover, a method for manufacturing the thin film transistor array and a liquid crystal display including the thin film transistor array substrate also are provided.

An optical sensing device includes a thin film transistor disposed on a substrate, an optical sensor, a planar layer, and an organic light emitting diode. The optical sensor includes a metal electrode disposed on a gate dielectric layer of the thin film transistor and connecting to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, an optical sensing layer disposed on the metal electrode, and a first transparent electrode disposed on the optical sensing layer. The planar layer covers at least a part of the thin film transistor and the optical sensor. The organic light emitting diode is disposed on the planar layer. The anode electrode and the cathode electrode of the organic light emitting diode are electrically coupled to a gate line and a data line respectively.

The present disclosure generally relates to an improved large area substrate thin film transistor device, and method of fabrication thereof. More specifically, amorphous and LTPS transistors are formed by first forming an amorphous silicon layer, annealing the amorphous silicon layer to form polycrystalline silicon, depositing a masking layer over a first portion of the polycrystalline silicon layer, implanting a second portion of the polycrystalline silicon layer with an amorphizing species, and removing the masking layer.

A manufacturing method of a TFT substrate structure is provided, in which a graphene layer is formed on a semiconductor layer and after the formation of a second metal layer, the second metal layer is used as a shielding mask to conduct injection of fluoride ions into the graphene layer to form a modified area in a portion of the graphene layer that is located on and corresponds to a channel zone of the semiconductor layer. The modified area of the graphene layer shows a property of electrical insulation and a property of blocking moisture/oxygen so as to provide protection to the channel zone. Portions of the graphene layer that are located under source and drain electrodes are not doped with ions and preserve the excellent electrical conduction property of graphene to provide electrical connection between the source and drain electrodes and the semiconductor layer.

The invention provides a method for manufacturing a TFT substrate and a TFT substrate manufactured thereof. In the above TFT substrate, the low temperature poly-silicon layer is produced by solid phase crystallization, the cost of production is under budget, and the TFT substrate is a double-grid structure that can guarantee the electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor and better the capacity of drive, and leakage phenomenon caused by groove light seldom happens.

A method for manufacturing an array substrate comprises: forming a pixel electrode and a gate of a thin film transistor on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer; forming an active layer and a source and a drain, which are provided on the active layer, of the thin film transistor by a patterning process; forming a passivation layer; forming a main via penetrating through the gate insulating layer and the passivation layer and a main-via extension portion under a portion of the drain by a patterning process, wherein the main via is connected to the main-via extension portion; removing a portion of the drain which protrudes above the main-via extension portion so as to form a final via; and forming a connection electrode and a common electrode, wherein the connection electrode electrically connects the drain to the pixel electrode through the final via.

A semiconductor device manufacturing method of an embodiment includes the steps of: forming a first insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming on the first insulating layer an amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor layer having a narrow portion; forming on the semiconductor layer a second insulating layer having a thermal expansion coefficient larger than that of the semiconductor layer; performing thermal treatment; removing the second insulating layer; forming a gate insulating film on the side faces of the narrow portion; forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film; and forming a source-drain region in the semiconductor layer.