Abstract: Integrated circuits including an integrated standard cell structure are provided. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a first transistor gated by a first input and connected to a first power supply rail and an output, a second transistor gated by a second input and connected to the first power supply rail and the output, a floating third transistor and a fourth transistor that are connected to the first power supply rail and a third power supply rail, a fifth transistor gated by the first input and connected to a second power supply rail, a sixth transistor gated by the second input and connected to the second power supply rail, a seventh transistor gated by the second input and connected to the fifth transistor and the output, and an eighth transistor gated by the first input and connected to the sixth transistor and the output.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area; a first signal line in the non-display area and transmitting an initialization voltage; a connection wire in the non-display area and electrically connected to the first signal line; a bridge pattern connecting the first signal line to the connection wire; an insulating layer between the first signal line and the bridge pattern; a partition wall on the bridge pattern; and a spacer on the partition wall, wherein the insulating layer includes a first contact hole overlapping the first signal line, and a second contact hole overlapping the connection wire, the first signal line is connected to the bridge pattern through the first contact hole, the bridge pattern is connected to the connection wire through the second contact hole, the partition wall covers the first contact hole, and the spacer overlaps the first contact hole.

Abstract: Provided is an array substrate, including: a first conductive wire, a second conductive wire and a first electrostatic protection unit, wherein the first electrostatic protection unit comprises a first thin-film transistor and a first capacitor; wherein a gate of the first thin-film transistor is suspended and is connected to a first electrode of the first thin-film transistor via the first capacitor, the first electrode of the thin-film transistor is connected to the first conductive wire, and a second electrode of the first thin-film transistor is connected to the second conductive wire.

Abstract: A display device including a display area configured to display an image, a first non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area, a second non-display area disposed adjacent to the first non-display area, and a first driving voltage line disposed in the first non-display area and the second non-display area, the first driving voltage line being configured to be applied with a first driving voltage and includes a first sub-driving voltage line including first holes, and a second sub-driving voltage line disposed on the first sub-driving voltage line and including second holes, in which the second holes include first sub-holes and second sub-holes having a different size than the first sub-holes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses related to the deposition of a protective layer selective to an interlayer dielectric layer so that the protective layer is formed onto a top portion associated with the interlayer dielectric layer. In some embodiments, a method comprises: forming an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate; covering a trench region with a metal liner, wherein the trench region is situated above the substrate and formed within the interlayer dielectric layer; and depositing a protective layer selective to the interlayer dielectric layer so that the protective layer is formed onto a top portion associated with the interlayer dielectric layer. In various embodiments, the depositing the protective layer comprises: repeatedly depositing the protective layer via a multi-deposition sequence; or depositing a self-assembled monolayer onto the top portion.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1, wherein A11 is a group represented by one of Formulae 10A to 10D: The organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound may have improved efficiency and/or lifespan characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing array substrate, including steps of: providing a substrate, forming a plurality of active switches on the substrate; forming a color filter layer on the substrate; forming a spacer unit layer on the color filter layer; and forming an electrode layer on the color filter layer and the spacer unit layer, including forming a first electrode layer in a display region of the substrate, and forming a second electrode layer in a non-display region of the substrate; where the first electrode layer is a pixel electrode layer, the spacer unit layer includes a spacer unit, and the first electrode layer includes a first electrode region overlying the spacer unit, where a vertical projection of the spacer unit along a thickness direction of the substrate has an overlap portion with a vertical projection of the first electrode layer along the thickness direction of the substrate.

Abstract: The present application discloses a liquid crystal display panel, which includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate, a first polarizer and a second polarizer; wherein each of the pixel units includes a pixel electrode, the pixel electrode includes a trunk electrode, the trunk electrode includes a first trunk electrode disposed along a first direction and a second trunk electrode disposed along a second direction, and an angle between the first direction and the first polarization direction is different from a right angle.

Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor including an active layer including a first silicon active layer, a second silicon active layer, and an oxide active layer in a space between the first silicon active layer and the second silicon active layer, a gate electrode on the active layer with a gate insulating layer disposed therebetween, and a source electrode and a drain electrode with an interlayer insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes, the source and drain electrodes being in contact with the first silicon active layer and the second silicon active layer, respectively.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a transistor above a substrate. The transistor includes a channel layer above the substrate. The channel layer includes a first channel material of a first conductivity. In addition, the channel layer further includes elements of one or more additional materials distributed within the channel layer. The channel layer including the elements of the one or more additional materials has a second conductivity different from the first conductivity. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: There is provided a method of patterning platinum on a substrate. A platinum layer is deposited on the substrate, and a patterned photoresist layer is formed over the platinum layer leaving partly exposed regions of the platinum layer. An aluminum layer is deposited over the partly exposed regions of the platinum layer. An alloy is formed of aluminum with platinum from the partly exposed regions. The platinum aluminum alloy is etched away leaving a remaining portion of the platinum layer to form a patterned platinum layer on the substrate. In an embodiment, a thin hard mask layer is deposited on the platinum layer on the semiconductor substrate before the patterned photoresist layer is formed.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a display region, a first peripheral region, and a second peripheral region; and a circuit substrate. The display panel includes a gate drive circuit, n number of clock main lines, an outer main line and an inner main line, and a plurality of branch wiring lines. The first peripheral region includes a plurality of unit regions. The plurality of unit regions includes a first unit region and a second unit region. A resistance value of the at least one branch wiring line between the inner main line and the outer main line in the first unit region is smaller than a resistance value of the at least one branch wiring line between the inner main line and the outer main line in the second unit region.

Abstract: In an array substrate, a first area of overlap between projections of a first source and a first gate of an active matrix switch of a first type on a base substrate is greater than a second area of overlap between projections of a second source and a second gate of an active matrix switch a second type on the base substrate.

Abstract: An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A patterned metal member of the array substrate includes a patterned first metal layer, a patterned second metal layer, and a patterned copper layer which are sequentially disposed on a substrate. An etching rate at which an etching solution etches the second metal layer is less than another etching rate at which the etching solution etches the first metal layer. An adhesion force between the patterned first metal layer and the substrate is greater than another adhesion force between the patterned copper layer and the substrate.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a buffer layer, an active layer, a gate insulation layer, a protective insulating layer, a gate electrode, an insulating interlayer, source and drain electrodes, and a sub-pixel structure. The buffer layer is disposed on the substrate. The active layer is disposed on the buffer layer, and has a source region, a drain region, and a channel region. The gate insulation layer is disposed in the channel region on the active layer. The protective insulating layer is disposed on the buffer layer, the source and drain regions of the active layer, and the gate insulation layer. The gate electrode is disposed in the channel region on the protective insulating layer. The insulating interlayer is disposed on the gate electrode. The source and drain electrodes are disposed on the insulating interlayer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate. A pixel area is defined on a side near a second substrate and includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an array manner. Each of the pixel electrodes includes at most two domains, and each of the domains includes a plurality of pixel electrode branches which are parallel to and spaced from each other, thereby maximizing light transmittance of the LCD device, realizing high light transmittance display, and ensuring the display panel has good viewing angles.

Abstract: A display device includes the following elements: a scan line lengthwise in a first direction; two data lines each lengthwise in a second direction; a transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode; and a sub-pixel electrode including a first stem, a second stem, a connector, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. The first electrode is connected to one of the two data lines. The gate electrode is connected to the scan line. The first stem is lengthwise in the first direction and is connected through the second stem and the connector to the second electrode. The second stem is lengthwise in the second direction. The connector overlaps the second electrode. The first protrusion and the second protrusion respectively protrude from two sides of the connector, respectively overlap the two data lines, and are lengthwise in the first direction.

Abstract: Provided is a transistor which has favorable transistor characteristics and includes an oxide semiconductor, and a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes the transistor including the oxide semiconductor. In the semiconductor device including the transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode are stacked in this order, a sidewall insulating film is formed along side surfaces and a top surface of the gate electrode, and the oxide semiconductor film is subjected to etching treatment so as to have a cross shape having different lengths in the channel length direction or to have a larger length than a source electrode and a drain electrode in the channel width direction. Further, the source electrode and the drain electrode are formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor film.

Abstract: Disclosed are polysulfone-based materials that can be used as active and/or passive components in various electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices, particularly, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors. For example, various metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors can include a dielectric layer and/or a passivation layer prepared from such polysulfone-based materials and exhibit good device performance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrooptical device having high operation performance and reliability, and a method of manufacturing the electrooptical device. Lov region 207 is disposed in n-channel TFT 302 that comprises a driver circuit, and a TFT structure which is resistant to hot carriers is realized. Loff regions 217 to 220 are disposed in n-channel TFT 304 that comprises a pixel section, and a TFT structure of low off current is realized. An input-output signal wiring 305 and gate wiring 306 are formed by laminating a first wiring and a second wiring having lower resistivity than the first wiring, and wiring resistivity is steeply reduced.

Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate is equipped with: an insulating substrate (10a); a gate electrode (2) constituted by a stack of a first barrier metal layer (3) formed of titanium and disposed over the insulating substrate (10a), a first copper layer (4) disposed over the first barrier metal layer (3), and a second barrier metal layer (5) formed of titanium and disposed over the first copper layer (4); a gate insulating layer (7) disposed covering the gate electrode (2); and a semiconductor layer (8) disposed over the gate insulating layer (7), and having a channel region (C) disposed overlapping the gate electrode (2).

Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting display apparatus. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; an encapsulation layer covering the display unit; an integrated circuit device disposed on an outer portion of the display unit on the substrate; and a transparent protection unit (window) disposed on the encapsulation layer and separated from the integrated circuit device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising: forming a gate electrode on a base substrate by a first patterning process, and then depositing a gate insulating layer on the base substrate on which the gate electrode is formed; forming source and drain electrodes on the base substrate obtained after the above step, by a second patterning process; forming an active layer formed of a graphene layer, and a protective layer disposed on the active layer, on the base substrate obtained after the above steps, by a third patterning process; and forming a planarizing layer on the base substrate, obtained after the above steps, by a fourth patterning process, in which the planarizing layer is provided with a through hole through which the source or drain electrode is exposed.

Abstract: A MOSFET device is provided. An N-type epitaxial layer is disposed on an N-type substrate. An insulating trench is disposed in the epitaxial layer. A P-type well region is disposed in the epitaxial layer at one side of the insulating trench. An N-type heavily doped region is disposed in the well region. A gate structure is disposed on the epitaxial layer and partially overlaps with the heavily doped region. At least two P-type first doped regions are disposed in the epitaxial layer below the well region. At least one P-type second doped region is disposed in the epitaxial layer and located between the first doped regions. Besides, the first and second doped regions are separated from each other. The first doped regions extend along a first direction, and the second doped region extends along a second direction different from the first direction.

Abstract: An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device and a method of fabricating the array substrate. A gate electrode of a thin film transistor of the array substrate is formed. The gate electrode has an edge region surrounding an interior region of the gate electrode and the edge region of the gate electrode is thicker than the interior region of the gate electrode. A semiconductor layer is formed over the gate electrode. A source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor are formed that define a channel region in the semiconductor layer. The channel region is located over the interior region of the gate electrode. Additionally, the gate electrode may be formed with a half-tone mask that results in the edge region of the gate electrode being thicker than the interior region of the gate electrode.

Abstract: To give favorable electrical characteristics to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an insulating layer, a semiconductor layer over the insulating layer, a pair of electrodes over the semiconductor layer and each electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode over the semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. The insulating layer includes an island-shaped projecting portion. A top surface of the projecting portion of the insulating layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer, and is positioned on an inner side of the semiconductor layer when seen from above. The pair of electrodes covers part of a top surface and part of side surfaces of the semiconductor layer. Furthermore, the gate electrode and the gate insulating layer cover side surfaces of the projecting portion of the insulating layer.

Abstract: Thin-film transistors and techniques for forming thin-film transistors (TFT). In some embodiments, there is provided a method of forming a TFT, comprising forming a body region of the TFT comprising an organic semiconducting material, and forming a protective layer comprising an organic insulating material. Forming the protective layer comprises contacting the body region of the TFT with a solution comprising the organic insulating material. The organic insulating material is a material that phase separates with the organic semiconducting material when the solution contacts the organic semiconducting material. In other embodiments, there is provided an apparatus comprising a TFT.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a structure of a semiconductor device which achieves quick response and high-speed drive by improving on-state characteristics of a transistor, and to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device. In a transistor in which a semiconductor layer, a source and drain electrode layers, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode are sequentially stacked, a non-single-crystal oxide semiconductor layer containing at least indium, a Group 3 element, zinc, and oxygen is used as the semiconductor layer. The Group 3 element functions as a stabilizer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer over the first conductive layer, first and second oxide semiconductor layers over the first insulating layer, a second conductive layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer, a third conductive layer over the second oxide semiconductor layer, a fourth conductive layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer and the second oxide semiconductor layer, a second insulating layer over the second conductive layer, the third conductive layer, and the fourth conductive layer, a fifth conductive layer electrically connected to the first conductive layer over the second insulating layer, and a sixth conductive layer over the second insulating layer. Each of the first and fifth conductive layers includes an area overlapping with the first oxide semiconductor layer. The sixth conductive layer includes an area overlapping with the second oxide semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diodes display includes: a switching thin film transistor and a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor, wherein the driving thin film transistor includes a driving semiconductor layer section, a first gate insulating layer covering the driving semiconductor layer section, a floating gate electrode disposed on the first gate insulating layer, a second gate insulating layer covering the floating gate electrode, and a driving gate electrode disposed on the second gate insulating layer and at a position corresponding to the floating gate electrode, wherein the second gate insulating layer has a permittivity in the range of about 10 to about 100.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The device includes: a doped semiconductor having a source region, a drain region, a channel between the source and drain regions, and an extension region between the channel and each of the source and drain regions; a gate formed on the channel; and a screening coating on each of the extension regions. The screening coating includes: (i) an insulating layer that has a dielectric constant that is no greater than about half that of the extension regions and is formed directly on the extension regions, and (ii) a screening layer on the insulating layer, where the screening layer screens the dopant ionization potential in the extension regions to inhibit dopant deactivation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thin film transistor substrate and method for fabricating the same which can secure an alignment margin and reduce the number of mask steps. A thin transistor substrate according to the present invention includes a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel, a gate metal pattern under the data line, a thin film transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode in the pixel, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor by a connection electrode, wherein the data line has a plurality of first slits to disconnect the gate metal pattern from the gate line.

Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises a transparent substrate, a gate is disposed on the transparent substrate, a gate insulator is disposed on the gate and the transparent substrate, an active layer is disposed on the gate insulator, an electrode layer is electrically connected the active layer and the portion of the active layer is exposed, and an ultraviolet light absorbing layer is disposed on the electrode layer. By using the advantage of the ultraviolet light absorbing layer with the range of visible light transmittance and with the component protection, preventing the optical characteristics of the thin film transistor from the outside moisture is achieved, and by adjusting the parameters in the thin film deposition process to change its conductivity.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device which has transistor characteristics with little variation and includes an oxide semiconductor. The semiconductor device includes an insulating film over a conductive film and an oxide semiconductor film over the insulating film. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first oxide semiconductor layer, a second oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a third oxide semiconductor layer over the second oxide semiconductor layer. The energy level of a bottom of a conduction band of the second oxide semiconductor layer is lower than those of the first and third oxide semiconductor layers. An end portion of the second oxide semiconductor layer is positioned on an inner side than an end portion of the first oxide semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a thin-film transistor, includes a semiconducting layer formed from a semiconductor composition. The semiconductor composition comprises a polymer binder and a small molecule semiconductor. The semiconducting layer has been deposited on an alignment layer that has been aligned in the direction between the source and drain electrodes. The resulting device has increased charge carrier mobility.

Abstract: A semiconductor device in which defects in characteristics due to electrostatic discharge is reduced and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device has at least one of these structures: (1) a structure in which a first and second insulating films are in direct contact with each other in a peripheral region of a circuit portion, (2) a structure in which a first and second insulators are closely attached to each other, and (3) a structure in which a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer are provided on outer surfaces of the first insulator and the second insulator, respectively, and electrical conduction between the first and second conductive layers is achieved at a side surface of the peripheral region. Note that the conduction at the side surface can be achieved by cutting a plurality of semiconductor devices into separate semiconductor devices.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a TFT array substrate, a method for manufacturing the TFT array substrate and an electronic device.

Abstract: In the case of using an analog buffer circuit, an input voltage is required to be added a voltage equal to a voltage between the gate and source of a polycrystalline silicon TFT; therefore, a power supply voltage is increased, thus a power consumption is increased with heat. In view of the foregoing problem, the invention provides a depletion mode polycrystalline silicon TFT as a polycrystalline silicon TFT used in an analog buffer circuit such as a source follower circuit. The depletion mode polycrystalline silicon TFT has a threshold voltage on its negative voltage side; therefore, an input voltage does not have to be increased as described above. As a result, a power supply voltage requires no increase, thus a low power consumption of a liquid crystal display device in particular can be realized.

Abstract: A capacitor structure of gate driver in panel (GIP) includes a first metal layer, a first dielectric layer, a second metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a first and second transparent capacitor electrode layers. The first dielectric layer covers the first metal layer. The second metal layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and coupled to the first metal layer. The second dielectric layer covers the second metal layer. The first transparent capacitor electrode layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the second metal layer. The second transparent capacitor electrode layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer and coupled to the first metal layer, in which the second and first transparent capacitor electrode layers are arranged to be stacked in a thickness direction and mutually opposed across the second dielectric layer therebetween.

Abstract: The band tail state and defects in the band gap are reduced as much as possible, whereby optical absorption of energy which is in the vicinity of the band gap or less than or equal to the band gap is reduced. In that case, not by merely optimizing conditions of manufacturing an oxide semiconductor film, but by making an oxide semiconductor to be a substantially intrinsic semiconductor or extremely close to an intrinsic semiconductor, defects on which irradiation light acts are reduced and the effect of light irradiation is reduced essentially. That is, even in the case where light with a wavelength of 350 nm is delivered at 1×1013 photons/cm2·sec, a channel region of a transistor is formed using an oxide semiconductor, in which the absolute value of the amount of the variation in the threshold voltage is less than or equal to 0.65 V.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a stacked structure in which a lower layer is exposed is provided without increasing the number of masks. A source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer are formed by forming a conductive film to have a two-layer structure, forming an etching mask thereover, etching the conductive film using the etching mask, and performing side-etching on an upper layer of the conductive film in a state where the etching mask is left so that part of a lower layer is exposed. The thus formed source and drain electrode layers and a pixel electrode layer are connected in a portion of the exposed lower layer. In the conductive film, the lower layer and the upper layer may be a Ti layer and an Al layer, respectively. The plurality of openings may be provided in the etching mask.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit having an asymmetric FET as a power gate for an electronic circuit, which has at least two stacked symmetric field effect transistors. The asymmetric FET has an asymmetric halo configuration (i.e., a single source-side halo or a source-side halo with a higher dopant concentration than a drain-side halo) and an asymmetric source/drain extension configuration (i.e., the source extension can be overlapped to a greater extent by the gate structure than the drain extension and/or the source extension can have a higher dopant concentration than the drain extension). As a result, the asymmetric FET has a low off current. In operation, the asymmetric FET is turned off when the electronic circuit is placed in a standby state and, due to the low off current (Ioff), effectively reduces standby leakage current from the electronic circuit.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a thin film transistor substrate includes: a substrate; and a plurality of transistors, wherein each of the transistors includes a gate electrode disposed on the substrate; a first diffusion barrier layer disposed on the substrate and covering an upper surface and a ring sidewall of the gate electrode; a gate insulating layer disposed on the first diffusion barrier layer; an active layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and over the gate electrode; a source electrode disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the active layer; a drain electrode disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the active layer; and a protective layer covering the source electrode and the drain electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor substrate with a metal oxide semiconductor layer that has enhanced characteristics and stability. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate in which a thermal treatment is conducted for the metal oxide semiconductor layer and the damages to the substrate by the thermal treatment are minimized.

Abstract: A thin film transistor TFT, including a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer, the active layer corresponding to the gate electrode and including a channel region, source and drain electrodes contacting the active layer, the source and drain electrodes being separate from each other, and an ohmic contact layer between the active layer and at least one of the source and drain electrodes, the ohmic contact layer including an oxide semiconductor material.

Abstract: An electroluminescent display panel and method of fabricating the same are provided. The electroluminescent display panel includes a first multiple-layered structural layer, a second multiple-layered structural layer, a passivation layer and a third patterned conductive layer. The first multiple-layered structural layer includes a first patterned conductive layer, a first patterned insulation layer and an oxide semiconductor layer, and the first patterned conductive layer, the first patterned insulation layer and the oxide semiconductor layer have substantially the same shape. The second multiple-layered structural layer includes a second patterned conductive layer. The passivation layer has a plurality of through holes. A portion of the through holes expose the top surface and the lateral surface of the oxide semiconductor layer and the lateral surface of the first patterned conductive layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a semiconductor substrate with a first semiconductor fin aligned end-to-end with a second semiconductor with a recess between facing ends of the first and second semiconductor fins. A first insulator pattern is formed adjacent sidewalls of the first and second semiconductor fins and a second insulator pattern is formed within the first recess. The second insulator pattern may have a top surface higher than a top surface of the first insulator pattern, such as to the height of the top surface of the fins (or higher or lower). First and second gates extend along sidewalls and a top surface of the first semiconductor fin. A dummy gate electrode may be formed on the top surface of the second insulator. Methods for manufacture of the same and modifications are also disclosed.

Abstract: The display device includes a substrate and a capacitor positioned on the substrate, the capacitor including a first capacitor electrode having a mesh shape and a second capacitor electrode having a mesh shape and positioned on the first capacitor electrode with an insulation layer therebetween.

Abstract: An array substrate includes an oxide semiconductor layer; an etch stopper including a first contact hole exposing each of both sides of the oxide semiconductor layer; source and drain electrodes spaced apart from each other with the oxide semiconductor layer therebetween; a first passivation layer including a contact hole exposing each of both ends of the oxide semiconductor layer and each of ends of the source and drain electrode that oppose the both ends of the oxide semiconductor layer, respectively; and a connection pattern at the second contact hole contacting both the oxide semiconductor layer and each of the source and drain electrodes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a thin film transistor array substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, a display panel and a display device. The method for manufacturing the thin film transistor array substrate comprises: sequentially depositing a first metal oxide layer, a second metal oxide layer and a source and drain metal layer, conductivity of the first metal oxide layer being smaller than conductivity of the second metal oxide layer; patterning the first metal oxide layer, the second metal oxide layer and the source and drain metal layer, so as to form an active layer, a buffer layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, respectively. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the invention, it is possible that the manufacturing process of the metal oxide TFT array substrate is simplified, and the production cost of products is reduced.