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Thin film transistor array substrate acting as an active matrix substrate

Assignee: Japan Display Central Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-20
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2014-04-20
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Abstract

Abstract An active matrix substrate in which signals are inputted by a drive IC to a plurality of gate wirings made of aluminum or the like so as to drive a plurality of pixel electrodes such that an image is formed, said active matrix substrate comprising: a drive IC mounting portion which is formed together with the pixel electrodes on a principal face of a substrate by an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) film identical with that forming the pixel electrodes; wherein the gate wirings are disposed on the ITO film of the drive IC mounting portion so as to be directly connected to the ITO film.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mitsuhiro Uno

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13458; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/6737; H10D30/6739; H10D86/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
A switching device array substrate in which signals which are transmitted by a driving device are transferred through a plurality of aluminum gate wirings so as to drive a plurality of pixel electrodes to form an image, said switching device array substrate comprising: a driving device mounting portion formed on a principal face of a substrate by an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) film identical with that forming the plurality of pixel electrodes; wherein the aluminum gate wirings are disposed on the ITO film of the driving device mounting portion so as to be directly connected to the ITO film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
A switching device array substrate in which signals which are transmitted by a driving device are transferred through a plurality of aluminum gate wirings so as to drive a plurality of pixel electrodes to form an image, said switching device array substrate comprising: a driving device mounting portion formed on a principal face of a substrate by an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) film identical with that forming the plurality of pixel electrodes; wherein the aluminum gate wirings are disposed on the ITO film of the driving device mounting portion so as to be directly connected to the ITO film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
An active matrix substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gate wirings are deposited on the ITO film so as to overlap the ITO film such that a portion of the gate wirings is brought into direct contact with a portion of the ITO film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 76 words
An active matrix substrate as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: an insulating film which is deposited on the ITO film so as to overlap the ITO film and has a contact hole leading to the ITO film; wherein the gate wirings are deposited on the insulating film such that a portion of the gate wirings is brought into direct contact with a portion of the ITO film through the contact hole of the insulating film.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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