A kind of dot structure of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) array substrate and manufacture method thereof
Technical field
The present invention is applicable in the manufacturing field of thin film transistor (TFT) (TFT), and particularly being applied to has transparent pixels electrode (ITO) directly to be deposited on source, the drain electrode in 4 masks (mask) technology of TFT, and carries out in the technology of passivation layer etching.
Background technology
Usually, in the conventional mask manufacturing process of tft array, adopt as Fig. 1 structure shown in Figure 2.
The process sequence of this structure: at first, on the glass substrate 20 of cleaning, deposit grid metal level (as: Mo earlier, Al/Nd, Cu etc.), on metal, deposit ground floor insulating layer film (as: SiNx) again, the active tunic of deposition on the ground floor insulation course, and then dopant deposition tunic (as: a-Si or p-Si).Adopting for the first time, mask obtains grid island figure: doped layer 29, active layer 28, ground floor insulation course 25, gate electrode 26.Then, deposition second layer insulation course 24 on doped layer 29, deposit transparent metal electrode layer (as: tin indium oxide) on second layer insulation course 24.Adopt second layer mask to arrive and define channel part and the transparent pixels electrode part that we need, and expose doped layer 29.Then, sedimentary origin leaks metal level, and uses the metal electrode of mask formation for the third time.Last deposit passivation layer 21, etching exposes transparent pixels electrode 27 parts then.
When the transparent pixels electrode 27 of this technology and source electrode 23, drain electrode 22 at two adjacent step process, so when taking place to cause transparent pixels electrode 27 or gate electrode 26, source electrode 23, drain electrode 22 residual easily in the technology owing to reasons such as dust or photoresist are residual, these two electrodes are short-circuited easily, perhaps influence memory capacitance, in the array processes test, must repair.Manufacturing cost and hold facility time have been increased.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to overcome the defective of prior art, on the basis that does not increase existing technology and design cost, improve the yield rate of producing, reduce the number that product is repaired simultaneously, thereby reduce production costs.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of dot structure of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) array substrate, comprising: comprise glass substrate, be formed at the grid line on the glass substrate, gate electrode, data line, the source electrode, drain electrode, doped layer, active layer, the ground floor insulation course, second layer insulation course, transparent pixels electrode, passivation layer is characterized in that: have between transparent pixels electrode and grid line, the gate electrode between horizontal partition grooves and/or transparent pixels electrode and data line, the source electrode partition grooves is longitudinally arranged.
To achieve these goals, the present invention also provides a kind of one pixel structure process method of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) array substrate simultaneously, comprise the steps: the first step, on the glass substrate of cleaning, deposit the grid metal earlier, on metal, deposit the ground floor insulation course again, on the ground floor insulation course, deposit active layer, and then the dopant deposition layer; Adopt mask definition for the first time to obtain grid island figure, i.e. doped layer, active layer, ground floor insulation course, gate electrode; Second step, deposition second layer insulation course on doped layer, deposit transparent metal electrode on second time insulation course; Adopt the definition of second layer mask to obtain channel part and transparent pixels electrode part, and expose doped layer; The 3rd step, sedimentary origin, leakage metal level, and use mask definition for the third time to obtain source, leakage metal electrode; The 4th step, deposit passivation layer, and use the 4th mask definition to obtain partition grooves zone and transparent pixels electrode part.
Use the 4th mask definition in wherein said the 4th step, with figure transfer above passivation layer the time, in the horizontal, expose a part and be in second layer insulation course between transparent pixels electrode and grid line, the gate electrode; In the vertical, expose a part and be in second layer insulation course between transparent pixels electrode and data line, the source electrode; Also can be for only in the horizontal, expose a part and be in second layer insulation course between transparent pixels electrode and grid line, the gate electrode; Or only in the vertical, expose a part and be in second layer insulation course between transparent pixels electrode and data line, the source electrode, and in etching technics subsequently, need be at isolation channel zone etching passivation layer and second layer insulation course.
The present invention is with respect to prior art, and on the basis that does not increase existing technology and design cost, the present invention can improve the yield rate of production, reduces the number that product is repaired simultaneously, thereby reduces production costs.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing and embodiments of the invention content of the present invention is described in detail.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the vertical view of the TFT-LCD pixel of conventional method;
Fig. 2 is conventional method TFT-LCD pixel portion sectional view A-A ';
Fig. 3 is the vertical view of TFT-LCD pixel among the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional views B-B ' of TFT-LCD pixel portion among the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the sectional view C-C ' of TFT-LCD pixel portion among the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a horizontal direction partition grooves synoptic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal direction partition grooves synoptic diagram of the present invention;
Identify among the figure: 20, glass substrate; 21, passivation layer; 22, drain electrode; 23, source electrode; 24, second layer insulation course; 25, ground floor insulation course; 26, gate electrode; 27, transparent pixels electrode; 28, active layer; 29, doped layer; 30, horizontal partition grooves; 31, partition grooves longitudinally.
Embodiment
In common process, shown in Figure 2 as Fig. 1, use the electrode of passivation layer as protection TFT, this step process is not done deep research, the present invention proposes under the prerequisite of the etching of passivation layer having been carried out research.
The present invention utilizes common process to make the TFT device portions of TFT-LCD substrate.Its four mask exposure concrete structures such as Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5.
On the glass substrate 20 of cleaning, deposit grid metal level (as: Mo, Al/Nd at first, earlier, Cu etc.), on metal, deposit ground floor insulating layer film (as: SiNx) again, the active tunic of deposition on the ground floor insulation course, and then dopant deposition tunic (as: a-Si or p-Si).Employing mask for the first time obtains grid island figure, that is: doped layer 29, active layer 28, ground floor insulation course 25, gate electrode 26.Then, deposition second layer insulation course 24 on doped layer 29, deposit transparent metal electrode layer (as: tin indium oxide) on second layer insulation course 24.Adopt second layer mask to define channel part and transparent pixels electrode 27 parts that obtain needs, and expose doped layer 29.Then, sedimentary origin, leakage metal level, and use the source of mask formation for the third time electrode 23, drain electrode 22.Last deposit passivation layer 21.When making the PVX mask, the present invention changes: the edge of passivation layer 21 is exposed to outside the transparent pixels electrode 27.In the horizontal just, passivation layer 21 edges are between gate electrode 26, grid line and the transparent pixels electrode 27; In the vertical, passivation layer 21 edges are between source electrode 23, data line and the transparent pixels electrode 27.Then in etching technics,, etch away the passivation layer on it,, etch away passivation layer and second layer insulation course 24 in the isolation channel zone in transparent pixels electrode 27 zones.Photoetching and etching by the 4th mask so in the horizontal, formed horizontal partition grooves 30 by etching between transparent pixels electrode 27 and gate electrode 26, grid line; In the vertical, between transparent pixels electrode 27 and source electrode 23, data line, form partition grooves 31 longitudinally, as Fig. 6, shown in Figure 7.
As shown in Figure 6, transversely working as gate electrode 26, grid line or active layer 28 takes place residual, gate electrode 26, grid line and transparent pixels electrode 27 produce additional capacitors, with design load generation deviation, in common process, can only solve this problem by reparation, in the present invention by between passivation layer 21 and gate electrode 26, grid line, having formed horizontal partition grooves 30, this horizontal partition grooves 30 just can be cut off gate electrode 26, grid line is residual or active layer 28 is residual redundances in etching process, so just can not influence the function of pixel.
As shown in Figure 7, vertically fooled source electrode 23, data line takes place residual or transparent pixels electrode 27 takes place when residual, transparent pixels electrode 27 and source electrode 23 can take place in this moment, the short circuit of data line, make the disabler of TFT pixel switch, solve this problem by reparation during conventional method, pass through in the present invention at passivation layer 21 and source electrode 23, form partition grooves 31 longitudinally between the data line, this longitudinally partition grooves 31 in etching process with source electrode 23, residual or the transparent pixels electrode of data line 27 residual parts are cut off, and the function of pixel is replied again normally like this.
Adopt the mode that partition grooves laterally, is vertically all arranged to be optimum mode in the present invention.In addition, the present invention can also can only have partition grooves for horizontal direction only for longitudinal direction has partition grooves.
More than explanation and accompanying drawing have provided specific implementations of the present invention, but self-evident, the present invention can carry out various distortion by those skilled in the art and implement.But the embodiment that has been out of shape can not break away from technological thought of the present invention or prospect is individually understood, and must regard the structure and the manufacture method that comprise in the appending claims of the present invention as.