ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND ITS MAUFACTURING METHOD, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD
20210165268 · 2021-06-03
Inventors
Cpc classification
G02F1/1368
PHYSICS
H01L27/1222
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/78669
ELECTRICITY
G02F1/136222
PHYSICS
H01L27/1248
ELECTRICITY
H01L27/1288
ELECTRICITY
G02F1/13439
PHYSICS
G02F1/136227
PHYSICS
H01L27/124
ELECTRICITY
International classification
G02F1/1335
PHYSICS
G02F1/1368
PHYSICS
H01L27/12
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
An array substrate includes: a substrate; a black light-shading layer disposed on the substrate; a first metal layer correspondingly disposed on the black light-shading layer and thereby the black light-shading layer being located between the substrate and the first metal layer; an active material layer disposed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer disposed on the active material layer; a passivation layer disposed on the second metal layer and with a contact hole; a color filter layer disposed on the passivation layer; and a pixel electrode layer disposed on the color filter layer and connected to the second metal layer through the contact hole. Moreover, a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method of an array substrate also are provided.
Claims
1. An array substrate comprising: a substrate; a black light-shading layer, disposed on the substrate; a first metal layer, correspondingly disposed on the black light-shading layer, wherein the black light-shading layer is located between the substrate and the first metal layer; an active material layer, disposed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer, disposed on the active material layer; a passivation layer, disposed on the second metal layer and with a contact hole; a color filter layer, disposed on the passivation layer; and a pixel electrode layer, disposed on the color filter layer and connected to the second metal layer through the contact layer; wherein the first metal layer comprises a gate electrode of an active switching element and a shielding metal for forming a storage capacitor with the pixel electrode layer; wherein the active material layer comprises a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and an ohmic contact layer of the active switching element; the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer and the ohmic contact layer are sequentially stacked in that order; wherein the second metal layer comprises a source electrode of the active switching element, a drain electrode of the active switching element connected to the pixel electrode layer, and a data line connected to the source electrode; wherein the color filter layer comprises a red filter block, a green filter block and a blue filter block; and the pixel electrode layer comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes made of a transparent electrically-conductive material, and the pixel electrodes are corresponding to the red filter block, the green filter block and the blue filter block in one-to-one manner.
2. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shielding metal disposed surrounding the pixel electrode and being partially overlapped with two edge portions of the pixel electrode parallel to the data line, and the shielding metal and the data line have a gap existed therebetween in a direction perpendicular to the data line.
3. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein a material of the black light-shading layer is a black photoresist containing carbon black.
4. A liquid crystal display panel comprising: an array substrate; a counter substrate, disposed opposite to the array substrate; a liquid crystal layer, disposed between the array substrate and the counter substrate; a sealant, disposed between the array substrate and the counter substrate and enclosing the liquid crystal layer; wherein the counter substrate comprises: a second substrate; a black matrix layer, disposed at a side of the second substrate facing towards the array substrate; and a common electrode layer, disposed at a side of the black matrix layer facing towards the array substrate; wherein the array substrate comprises: a substrate; a black light-shading layer, disposed on the substrate; a first metal layer, correspondingly disposed on the black light-shading layer, wherein the black light-shading layer is located between the substrate and the first metal layer; an active material layer, disposed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer, disposed on the active material layer; a passivation layer, disposed on the second metal layer and with a contact hole; a color filter layer, disposed on the passivation layer; and a pixel electrode layer, disposed on the color filter layer and connected to the second metal layer through the contact layer.
5. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first metal layer comprises a gate electrode of an active switching element and a shielding metal for forming a storage capacitor with the pixel electrode layer.
6. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the active material layer comprises a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and an ohmic contact layer of the active switching element; the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer and the ohmic contact layer are sequentially stacked in that order;
7. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second metal layer comprises a source electrode of the active switching element, a drain electrode of the active switching element connected to the pixel electrode layer, and a data line connected to the source electrode;
8. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 7, wherein the color filter layer comprises a red filter block, a green filter block and a blue filter block; and the pixel electrode layer comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes made of a transparent electrically-conductive material, and the pixel electrodes are corresponding to the red filter block, the green filter block and the blue filter block in one-to-one manner.
9. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 8, wherein the shielding metal disposed surrounding the pixel electrode and being partially overlapped with two edge portions of the pixel electrode parallel to the data line, and the shielding metal and the data line have a gap existed therebetween in a direction perpendicular to the data line.
10. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein a material of the black light-shading layer is a black photoresist containing carbon black.
11. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein a material of the black light-shading layer is same as a material of the black matrix layer.
12. A manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising steps of: forming a black light-shading layer and a first metal layer on a substrate, wherein the black light-shading layer is located between the substrate and the first metal layer; forming an active material layer on the first metal layer; forming a second metal layer on the active material layer; forming a passivation layer on the second metal layer and forming a contact hole in the passivation layer; forming a color filter layer on the passivation layer; forming a pixel electrode layer on the color filter layer and making the pixel electrode layer connect to the second metal layer through the contact hole.
13. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 12, wherein the black light-shading layer and the first metal layer are formed by a same masking process.
14. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of forming a black light-shading layer and a first metal layer on a substrate and wherein the black light-shading layer is located between the substrate and the first metal layer comprises: forming a black light-shading material layer on the substrate; forming a metal material layer on the black light-shading material layer; forming a photoresist material layer on the metal material layer; using a photomask to perform exposure and developing onto the photoresist material layer, to obtain a patterned photoresist material layer; using the patterned photoresist material layer as a mask to sequentially perform a wet etching and a dry etching respectively onto the metal material layer and the black light-shading material layer; and removing residual photoresist material layer after the dry etching, to obtain the black light-shading layer and the first metal layer.
15. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of forming a black light-shading layer and a first metal layer on a substrate and wherein the black light-shading layer is located between the substrate and the first metal layer comprises: forming a gate electrode of an active switching element and a shielding metal for forming a storage capacitor with the pixel electrode layer, on the black light-shading layer; wherein the gate electrode and the shielding metal are parts of the first metal layer.
16. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of forming an active material layer on the first metal layer comprises: sequentially forming a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and an ohmic contact layer of the active switching element on the first metal layer.
17. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 16, wherein the step of forming a second metal layer on the active material layer comprises: forming a source electrode of the active switching element, a drain electrode of the active switching element connected to the pixel electrode layer and a data line connected to the source electrode on the active material layer; wherein the source electrode, the drain electrode and the data line are parts of the second metal layer.
18. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 17, wherein the step of forming a color filter layer on the passivation layer comprises: forming a red filter block, a green filter block and a blue filter block as per a predetermined order on the passivation layer.
19. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of forming a pixel electrode layer on the color filter layer comprises: forming a plurality of pixel electrodes on the color filter layer corresponding to the red filter block, the green filter block and the blue filter block in one-to-one manner; wherein the pixel electrodes are made of a transparent electrically-conductive material.
20. The manufacturing method of an array substrate as claimed in claim 12, wherein a material of the black light-shading layer is a black photoresist containing carbon black.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate technical solutions of embodiments of the disclosure, drawings to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described. Apparently, the drawings in the description below are merely some embodiments of the disclosure, a person skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative efforts.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0030] Technical solutions in embodiments of the disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with accompanying drawings of the disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of embodiments of the disclosure rather than all of the embodiments. Based upon the described embodiments of the disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative effects should be within the scope of protection of the disclosure.
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[0035] Sum up, the foregoing embodiments of the disclosures, on the basis of ensuring transmittance of product, dispose the black light-shading blocks BM1 below the shielding metals SM, the gate electrode G and the scan line GL, which can solve the misplacement phenomenon caused by very easily occurred misalignment between the array substrate 10 and the counter substrate when being assembled into the liquid crystal display panel 20, such misplacement phenomenon for example is the left border or the right border of the black matrix block BM2 as shown in
[0036] Another embodiment of the disclosure provides a manufacturing method of the array substrate 10 as described in any one of the foregoing embodiments. Referring to
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[0042] More specifically, the formation of the shielding metal SM on the substrate GS1 for example is that: the shielding metal SM is formed surrounding the pixel electrode PE, being partially overlapped with two edge portions (left and right edges as shown in
[0043] Still another embodiment of the disclosure provides a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel 20 as described in any one of the foregoing embodiments. Referring to
[0044] In summary, the foregoing embodiments of the disclosure use a same masking process to form the black light-shading blocks BM1, the gate electrode G of the active switching element T, the shielding metal SM and the scan line GL on the substrate GS1, on the prerequisite of without increasing photomask and simplifying manufacture complexity, which realizes the manufacture of the black light-shading blocks BM1 and omits an aligning process between the black light-shading blocks BM1 and the gate electrode G of the active switching element T, the shielding metal SM as well as the scan line GL in the layer structure thereon. Meanwhile, on the basis of ensuring transmittance of product, the black light-shading blocks BM1 finally are disposed below the shielding metal SM, below the gate electrode G and below the scan line GL, which can solve the misplacement phenomenon caused by very easily occurred misalignment between the array substrate 10 and the counter substrate when being assembled into the liquid crystal display panel 10, such misplacement phenomenon for example is the left border or the right border of the black matrix block BM2 as shown in
[0045] In the several embodiments provided by the disclosure, it should be understood that the described systems, devices and/or methods can be realized in other ways. For example, the embodiments of devices described above are merely illustrative. For example, division of units is only a logical functional division, and other division manner may be adopted in actual implementation, for example multiple units or components can be combined together or integrated into another system, or some features can be omitted or not implemented. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, which may be electrical, mechanical or otherwise.
[0046] The units described as separation parts may or may not be physically separated, and the parts shown as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., may be located in one place or distributed over multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the disclosure.
[0047] In addition, each of the functional units in the embodiments of the disclosure may be integrated in one processing unit, or each of the units may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus a software functional unit(s).
[0048] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of technical solutions of the disclosure and are not intended to be limiting thereof. Although the disclosure is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, a person skilled in the art should be understood that the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some of technical features can be equivalently replaced, and these modifications or replacements do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of various embodiments of the disclosure.