| 摘要 |
A method of manufacturing a TFT-LCD which can prevent damage due to a mask process and reduce cost by minimizing mask process number, is disclosed. A three-mask process is required for fabricating a TFT-LCD in the present invention. Firstly, on a transparent insulating substrate are formed a semiconductor layer, a doped semiconductor layer and a first metal layer, sequentially. The first metal layer is then etched using a first mask, to form source and drain electrodes spaced to a selected distance. Next, the doped semiconductor layer is etched using the source and drain electrodes as an etch mask, to form ohmic layers under the source and drain electrodes. A gate insulating layer and a second metal layer are then formed on the overall substrate, in sequence. Thereafter, the second metal layer is etched using a second mask, to form a gate electrode overlapped with the insides of the source and drain electrodes. The gate insulating layer is then etched the gate using electrode as an etch mask, to expose the semiconductor layer and the exposed semiconductor layer is etched using the ohmic layers as an etch mask, to form a channel layer. Next, a transparent metal layer is formed on the overall substrate and etched using a third mask, to form a pixel electrode connected to the source electrode. Furthermore, when forming the pixel electrode, a gate line is connected to a data line by the transparent metal layer in a pad region.
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