Patents by Inventor Tae Yup Min
Tae Yup Min has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8178374Abstract: A thin film patterning method comprising: depositing a first thin film and applying a photoresist layer on the first thin film; exposing and developing the photoresist layer to define first, second and third regions, wherein the photoresist layer in the first region is thicker than that in the second region, and no photoresist layer is left in the third region; over-etching to remove the first thin film in the third region and form an over-etched region in the peripheral region of the first region; removing a part of the photoresist layer to expose the first thin film in the second region; depositing a second thin film so that the first thin film contacts the second thin film in the second region; and lifting off the photoresist layer to remove the second thin film in the first region and exposing the substrate in the over-etched region of the first region.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Yup Min, Zang Kyu Lim, Sung Hun Song, Xuesong Gao
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Patent number: 8134158Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer sequentially that are formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and is integrated with the second source/drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Tae Yup Min
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Publication number: 20120034722Abstract: A pixel unit of TFT-LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. In the manufacturing method, besides a first insulating layer and a passivation layer, a second insulating layer is adopted to cover the gate island, and forms an opening on the gate island to expose the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the TFT. A gray tone mask and a photoresist lifting-off process are utilized to perform patterning, so that the TFT-LCD array substrate can be achieved with just three masks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Xu Chen, Tae Yup Min
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Patent number: 8049218Abstract: A TFT LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT LCD array substrate comprises a substrate. A gate line and a gate electrode that is formed integrally with the gate line are formed on the substrate. A first insulating layer and a semiconductor layer are formed sequentially on the gate line and the gate electrode. A second insulting layer covers sidewalls of the gate line and the gate electrode, the first insulating layer, and the semiconductor layer. An etching stop layer is formed on the semiconductor layer and exposes a part of the semiconductor layer on both sides of the etching stop layer. The TFT LCD of the present invention can be manufactured with a four-mask process.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhangtao Wang, Haijun Qiu, Tae Yup Min, Seung Moo Rim
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Patent number: 8040452Abstract: A pixel unit of TFT-LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. In the manufacturing method, besides a first insulating layer and a passivation layer, a second insulating layer is adopted to cover the gate island, and forms an opening on the gate island to expose the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the TFT. A gray tone mask and a photoresist lifting-off process are utilized to perform patterning, so that the TFT-LCD array substrate can be achieved with just three masks.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Xu Chen, Tae Yup Min
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Publication number: 20110204373Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer that are sequentially formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and a part of the pixel electrode overlaps one of a source and drain electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Haijun QIU, Zhangtao WANG, Tae Yup MIN, Xu CHEN
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Publication number: 20110171767Abstract: A pixel unit of TFT-LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. In the manufacturing method, besides a first insulating layer and a passivation layer, a second insulating layer is adopted to cover the gate island, and forms an opening on the gate island to expose the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the TFT. A gray tone mask and a photoresist lifting-off process are utilized to perform patterning, so that the TFT-LCD array substrate can be achieved with just three masks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Haijun QIU, Zhangtao Wang, Xu Chen, Tae Yup Min
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Patent number: 7955911Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer that are sequentially formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and a part of the pixel electrode overlaps one of a source and drain electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Tae Yup Min, Xu Chen
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Patent number: 7948570Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate for a liquid crystal display comprises a gate line and a data line formed in a display region, a gate connecting line and a data connecting line formed in a PAD region, and a TFT formed at an intersection between the gate line and the data line. The TFT comprises a gate electrode on a base substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, a doped semiconductor layer on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are on the doped semiconductor layer, and a TFT channel is defined in the semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The array substrate further comprises a passivation layer that is formed on the source electrode and the drain electrode and a pixel electrode, a portion of which is formed under the drain electrode and connected with the drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhangtao Wang, Haijun Qiu, Tae Yup Min
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Publication number: 20110108849Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer sequentially that are formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and is integrated with the second source/drain electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Haijun QIU, Zhangtao WANG, Tae Yup MIN
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Patent number: 7916230Abstract: A pixel unit of TFT-LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. In the manufacturing method, besides a first insulating layer and a passivation layer, a second insulating layer is adopted to cover the gate island, and forms an opening on the gate island to expose the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the TFT. A gray tone mask and a photoresist lifting-off process are utilized to perform patterning, so that the TFT-LCD array substrate can be achieved with just three masks.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Xu Chen, Tae Yup Min
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Patent number: 7892897Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer sequentially that are formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and is integrated with the second source/drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Tae Yup Min
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Publication number: 20100270556Abstract: A TFT LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT LCD array substrate comprises a substrate. A gate line and a gate electrode that is formed integrally with the gate line are formed on the substrate. A first insulating layer and a semiconductor layer are formed sequentially on the gate line and the gate electrode. A second insulting layer covers sidewalls of the gate line and the gate electrode, the first insulating layer, and the semiconductor layer. An etching stop layer is formed on the semiconductor layer and exposes a part of the semiconductor layer on both sides of the etching stop layer. The TFT LCD of the present invention can be manufactured with a four-mask process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Zhangtao Wang, Haijun Qiu, Tae Yup Min, Seung Moo Rim
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Publication number: 20100231818Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relate to a horizontal electric field type LCD and a manufacturing method thereof. The horizontal electric field type LCD comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a spacer disposed between the first and the second substrates. Said first substrate comprises a thin film transistor, and a gate line and a data line for driving the thin film transistor. Said second substrate comprises a pixel electrode and a common electrode corresponding to and forming a horizontal electric field with the pixel electrode. Said spacer is a conductive spacer electrically connecting each pixel electrode on the second substrate to the corresponding thin film transistor on the first substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Yup MIN, Yang PEI, Jing WANG, Wenbao GAO
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Patent number: 7776662Abstract: A TFT LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT LCD array substrate comprises a substrate. A gate line and a gate electrode that is formed integrally with the gate line are formed on the substrate. A first insulating layer and a semiconductor layer are formed sequentially on the gate line and the gate electrode. A second insulting layer covers sidewalls of the gate line and the gate electrode, the first insulating layer, and the semiconductor layer. An etching stop layer is formed on the semiconductor layer and exposes a part of the semiconductor layer on both sides of the etching stop layer. The TFT LCD of the present invention can be manufactured with a four-mask process.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Zhangtao Wang, Haijun Qiu, Tae Yup Min, Seung Moo Rim
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Publication number: 20100093122Abstract: A thin film patterning method comprising: depositing a first thin film and applying a photoresist layer on the first thin film; exposing and developing the photoresist layer to define first, second and third regions, wherein the photoresist layer in the first region is thicker than that in the second region, and no photoresist layer is left in the third region; over-etching to remove the first thin film in the third region and form an over-etched region in the peripheral region of the first region; removing a part of the photoresist layer to expose the first thin film in the second region; depositing a second thin film so that the first thin film contacts the second thin film in the second region; and lifting off the photoresist layer to remove the second thin film in the first region and exposing the substrate in the over-etched region of the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Tae Yup MIN, Zang Kyu LIM, Sung Hun SONG, Xuesong GAO
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Patent number: 7687330Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel structure comprising: a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate; a first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a doped semiconductor layer formed sequentially on the gate electrode and the gate line, wherein an isolating groove is formed above the gate line which disconnects the semiconductor layer on the gate line; a second insulating layer covering the isolating groove and a portion of the substrate where the gate line and the gate are not formed; a pixel electrode formed on the second insulating layer, wherein the pixel electrode is integral with a drain electrode and is connected with the doped semiconductor layer on the gate electrode at a place where the drain electrode is formed; a source electrode, which is a portion of a data line, formed on the doped semiconductor layer; and a channel formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Tae Yup Min
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Patent number: 7636135Abstract: A TFT-LCD array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In the TFT-LCD array substrate, a first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and an ohmic contact layer are formed sequentially on the gate line and the gate electrode, and the ohmic contact layer is formed on the source region and the drain region of the semiconductor layer and exposes the channel; a second insulating layer is formed on the substrate, covers the sidewalls of the gate line and gate electrode, the first insulating layer, the semiconductor layer, and the ohmic contact layer, and exposes the ohmic contact layer in the source region and the drain region; the data line, the source electrode, the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode are formed on the second insulating layer; a passivation layer is formed on the TFT, the gate line, and the data line and exposes the pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Zhangtao Wang, Haijun Qiu, Tae Yup Min, Seung Moo Rim
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Publication number: 20090236605Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel structure comprising: a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate; a first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a doped semiconductor layer formed sequentially on the gate electrode and the gate line, wherein an isolating groove is formed above the gate line which disconnects the semiconductor layer on the gate line; a second insulating layer covering the isolating groove and a portion of the substrate where the gate line and the gate are not formed; a pixel electrode formed on the second insulating layer, wherein the pixel electrode is integral with a drain electrode and is connected with the doped semiconductor layer on the gate electrode at a place where the drain electrode is formed; a source electrode, which is a portion of a data line, formed on the doped semiconductor layer; and a channel formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Haijun QIU, Zhangtao WANG, Tae Yup MIN
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Publication number: 20090225249Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate for a liquid crystal display comprises a gate line and a data line formed in a display region, a gate connecting line and a data connecting line formed in a PAD region, and a TFT formed at an intersection between the gate line and the data line. The TFT comprises a gate electrode on a base substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, a doped semiconductor layer on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are on the doped semiconductor layer, and a TFT channel is defined in the semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The array substrate further comprises a passivation layer that is formed on the source electrode and the drain electrode and a pixel electrode, a portion of which is formed under the drain electrode and connected with the drain electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Zhangtao WANG, Haijun QIU, Tae Yup MIN