Abstract: An etchant includes, based on a total amount of the etchant, from about 0.5 to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, from about 0.01 to about 2 wt % of a fluorine compound, from about 1 to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, from about 0.5 to about 5 wt % of an azole compound, from about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of an electron-donating compound, from about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of a chlorine compound, from about 0.05 to about 3 wt % of a copper salt, from about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or an organic acid salt, and a remaining amount of water.

Abstract: A touch screen panel and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the touch screen panel includes a substrate having a touch area and a peripheral area that surrounds the touch area and a plurality of first touch electrode patterns that are formed in the touch area, extend in a first direction, and are configured to transmit a first touch signal. The touch panel also includes a plurality of second touch electrode patterns that are formed in the touch area, extend in a second direction crossing the first direction, and are configured to transmit a second touch signal and a plurality of first driving circuit wirings that are formed in the peripheral area and are respectively electrically connected to the first touch electrode patterns. The first driving circuit wirings include a low resistance wiring layer.

Abstract: A etchant composition that includes, based on a total weight of the etchant composition, about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, about 0.5 wt % to about 0.9 wt % of an ammonium fluoride, about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 10.0 wt % of a sulfonic acid, about 5 wt % to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or a salt thereof, and a remainder of water. The etchant composition may be configured to etch a metal layer including copper and titanium, to form a metal wire that may be included in a thin film transistor array panel of a display device.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a cleaning agent composition for a flat panel display device, including: polyaminocarboxylic acid; alkali base; a nonionic surfactant; and a fluoride component. The cleaning agent composition for the flat panel display device can effectively remove metal oxides and organic contaminants on the substrate without impairing a transparent conductive layer.

Abstract: A cleaning solution and a method for manufacturing a display device, the cleaning solution including about 2 wt % to about 12 wt % of nitric acid; about 0.5 wt % to about 15 wt % of an organic acid; about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a salt compound; about 0.01 wt % to about 3 wt % of an inorganic salt that includes fluorine; and a balance of water, all amounts being based on a total weight of the cleaning solution.

Abstract: An etchant includes, based on a total amount of the etchant, from about 0.5 to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, from about 0.01 to about 2 wt % of a fluorine compound, from about 1 to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, from about 0.5 to about 5 wt % of an azole compound, from about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of an electron-donating compound, from about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of a chlorine compound, from about 0.05 to about 3 wt % of a copper salt, from about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or an organic acid salt, and a remaining amount of water.

Abstract: An etchant composition including 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % of a persulfate, 0.01 wt % to 1 wt % of a fluorine compound, 1 wt % to 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, 0.01 wt % to 2 wt % of an azole-based compound, 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % of a chlorine compound, 0.05 wt % to 3 wt % of a copper salt, 0.01 wt % to 5 wt % of an antioxidant or a salt thereof, based on a total weight of the etchant composition, and water in an amount sufficient for the total weight of the etchant composition to be equal to 100 wt % is disclosed. The etchant composition is suitable for use in forming a metal wiring by etching a metal layer including copper or in fabricating a thin film transistor substrate for a display apparatus.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape.

Abstract: An etchant composition includes about 0.5 weight % to about 20 weight % of persulfate, about 0.01 weight % to about 2 weight % of a fluoride compound, about 1 weight % to about 10 weight % of an inorganic acid, about 0.5 weight % to about 5 weight % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 weight % to about 10.0 weight % of a compound having an amino group and a sulfonic acid, about 0.1 weight % to about 15.0 weight % of an organic acid or a salt thereof, and water to 100 weight % of the etchant composition.

Abstract: A metal wire etchant including persulfate, a sulfonate, a fluorine compound, an azole-based compound, an organic acid, a nitrate, and a chlorine compound, and a method of making the same.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape.

Abstract: A method of forming a metal pattern on a display substrate includes blanket depositing a copper-based layer having a thickness between about 1,500 ? and about 5,500 ? on a base substrate, and forming a patterned photoresist layer on the copper-based layer. The copper-based layer is over-etched by an etching composition containing an oxidizing moderating agent where the over-etch factor is between about 40% and about 200% while using the patterned photoresist layer as an etch stopping layer, and where the etching composition includes ammonium persulfate between about 0.1% by weight and about 50% by weight, includes an azole-based compound between about 0.01% by weight and about 5% by weight and a remainder of water. Thus, reliability of the metal pattern and that of manufacturing a display substrate may be improved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; first and second field generating electrodes disposed on the substrate; and a first protecting layer formed from the same layer as the first field generating electrode and covering at least a portion of the data line.

Abstract: A wet etching composition usable for etching a copper-based wiring layer includes between about 40% by weight to about 60% by weight of phosphoric acid, between about 1% by weight to about 10% by weight of nitric acid, between about 3% by weight to about 15% by weight of acetic acid, between about 0.01% by weight to about 0.

Abstract: A etchant composition that includes, based on a total weight of the etchant composition, about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, about 0.5 wt % to about 0.9 wt % of an ammonium fluoride, about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 10.0 wt % of a sulfonic acid, about 5 wt % to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or a salt thereof, and a remainder of water. The etchant composition may be configured to etch a metal layer including copper and titanium, to form a metal wire that may be included in a thin film transistor array panel of a display device.

Abstract: A metal wire etchant including persulfate, a sulfonate, a fluorine compound, an azole-based compound, an organic acid, a nitrate, and a chlorine compound, and a method of making the same.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel, including: sequentially forming a first silicon layer, a second silicon layer, a lower metal layer, and an upper metal layer on a gate insulating layer and a gate line; forming a first film pattern on the upper metal layer; forming a first lower metal pattern and a first upper metal pattern that includes a protrusion, by etching the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer; forming first and second silicon patterns by etching the first and second silicon layers; forming a second film pattern by ashing the first film pattern; forming a second upper metal pattern by etching the first upper metal pattern; forming a data line and a thin film transistor by etching the first lower metal pattern and the first and second silicon patterns; and forming a passivation layer and a pixel electrode on the resultant.

Abstract: An etching composition that includes, based on the total weight of the etching composition, from about 0.05% to about 15% by weight of a halogen-containing compound, from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of a nitrate compound, from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an acetate compound, from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a cyclic amine compound, from about 0% to about 50% by weight of a polyhydric alcohol, and a remainder of water.

Abstract: An etchant according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of persulfate, about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % of a fluorine compound, about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of inorganic acid, about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % of a chlorine compound, about 0.05 wt % to about 3 wt % of copper salt, about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of organic acid or organic acid salt, and water.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a metal wiring etchant. A metal wiring etchant according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes ammonium persulfate, an organic acid, an ammonium salt, a fluorine-containing compound, a glycol-based compound, and an azole-based compound.