WO2016111267A1 - 薄膜トランジスタ基板、薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法、液晶表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thin film transistor substrate constituting a liquid crystal display device.
- TFT substrate TFT active matrix substrate
- TFT thin film transistor
- LCD liquid crystal
- Liquid crystal display is widely used for monitors of personal computers and personal digital assistants, taking advantage of low power consumption and small size and light weight. In recent years, it has been widely used for television.
- a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display device has a feature that a wide viewing angle and a high contrast can be obtained.
- In-Plane Switching type liquid crystal display device is a display method in which a horizontal electric field is applied to liquid crystal sandwiched between opposing substrates, and the pixel electrode and the common electrode to which the horizontal electric field is applied are in the same layer Therefore, the liquid crystal molecules located directly above the pixel electrode cannot be driven sufficiently, and the transmittance is low.
- the FFS mode liquid crystal display device has a fringe electric field generated between a liquid crystal control slit electrode provided in an upper layer and a pixel electrode provided in a lower layer of the liquid crystal control slit electrode via an interlayer insulating film.
- the pixel electrode and the slit electrode for controlling the liquid crystal are formed of an oxide-based transparent conductive film such as ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) containing indium oxide and tin oxide and InZnO containing indium oxide and zinc oxide.
- ITO Indium Tin Oxide
- the storage capacitor is formed by the pixel electrode and the liquid crystal control slit electrode, unlike the TN mode liquid crystal display device, it is not always necessary to separately form the storage capacitor pattern in the pixel. For this reason, it is possible to realize a high pixel aperture ratio.
- amorphous silicon (a-Si) has been generally used as a semiconductor material for a channel layer in a TFT substrate switching device for a liquid crystal display device.
- a-Si amorphous silicon
- the main reason is that since it is amorphous, a film with good uniformity of characteristics can be formed even on a large area substrate, and because it can be formed at a relatively low temperature, it can also be manufactured on an inexpensive glass substrate with poor heat resistance.
- the compatibility with a general television liquid crystal display device is good.
- Oxide semiconductors can achieve stable and uniform amorphous films by optimizing the composition, and have higher mobility than conventional a-Si, realizing compact and high-performance TFTs. There is an advantage that you can. Therefore, by applying such an oxide semiconductor film to the above-described FFS TFT substrate, there is an advantage that an FFS TFT substrate having a higher pixel aperture ratio can be realized.
- a TFT using a-Si as a channel layer is a TFT having a back channel etching (BCE) structure in which a channel region of the channel layer is exposed to wet etching when forming a source electrode and a drain electrode.
- BCE back channel etching
- oxide semiconductor when an oxide semiconductor is applied to the BCE type TFT, the oxide semiconductor is also etched by wet etching of the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a channel cannot be formed.
- a Si channel protective film is formed on a channel of an oxide semiconductor.
- a channel of the oxide semiconductor can be formed. Accordingly, a TFT substrate can be formed using a TFT using an oxide semiconductor for a channel.
- a channel protective film as in Patent Document 1 a channel can be formed without exposing an oxide semiconductor to etching of a source electrode and a drain electrode.
- the step of forming the channel protective film is necessary in addition to the step of manufacturing the TFT having the BCE structure. Such an increase in the formation process causes a decrease in productivity as well as an increase in manufacturing cost.
- a parasitic capacitance is generated at the intersection between the source wiring and the gate wiring, and this parasitic capacitance causes a signal delay in the source wiring.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a thin film transistor substrate in which an increase in the number of manufacturing steps is suppressed even when the oxide semiconductor TFT has a channel protective film.
- the object is to reduce the parasitic capacitance at the intersection of the source wiring and the gate wiring.
- the thin film transistor substrate according to the present invention is a thin film transistor substrate in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, and each of the plurality of pixels includes a gate electrode disposed on the substrate and a gate covering at least the gate electrode.
- a thin film transistor having a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the semiconductor layer through a first contact hole provided so as to penetrate the protective film and the channel protective film; and electrically connected to the drain electrode A first electrode, a gate wiring extending from the gate electrode, and an electrical connection to the source electrode A source wiring to be connected, and the source wiring, the source electrode, and the first electrode and the drain electrode are respectively connected via a second contact hole provided so as to penetrate the protective film.
- the first electrode and the source wiring are electrically connected, and have a first transparent conductive
- the thin film transistor substrate of the present invention even when the oxide semiconductor TFT has a channel protective film, the channel protective film on the semiconductor layer and the contact hole for electrically connecting the pixel electrode and the drain electrode are formed. Since it can form with the same mask, the increase in the number of manufacturing processes can be suppressed. Further, by forming the first electrode and the source wiring on the first insulating film, the distance between the first electrode and the source wiring can be separated from the gate wiring. Thereby, the parasitic capacitance that causes signal delay in the source wiring can be reduced. This effect is particularly remarkable at the intersection of the source wiring and the gate wiring.
- the TFT substrate according to the first to seventh embodiments described below is described as an active matrix substrate in which a thin film transistor (Thin-Film-Transistor) is used as a switching device.
- the TFT substrate is used in a flat display device (flat panel display) such as a liquid crystal display device (LCD).
- a flat display device flat panel display
- LCD liquid crystal display device
- TFT substrate pixel configuration First, the configuration of the TFT substrate of the first embodiment, more specifically the FFS (Fringe Field Switching) type LCD TFT substrate, will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the present invention relates to a TFT substrate, the present invention is particularly characterized by the configuration of the pixel, so that the following description will focus on the configuration of the pixel.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a pixel portion of a TFT substrate 100 according to Embodiment 1
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration along line XX in FIG. 1 (source wiring portion, TFT portion, and FFS transmission).
- 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross-sectional configuration of a pixel portion.
- the TFT substrate 100 is used for a transmissive FFS liquid crystal display device.
- the TFT substrate 100 includes a plurality of gate lines 13 (scanning signal lines) extending in the X direction and a plurality of source lines 12 (display signal lines) extending in the Y direction.
- the TFT 20 is disposed near the intersection of both wirings, the gate electrode 2 of the TFT 20 is connected to the gate wiring 13, and the source electrode 16 of the TFT 20 is contact hole 141 (second contact hole). ) And the drain electrode 17 of the TFT 20 is connected to the pixel electrode 15 via a contact hole 141 (second contact hole).
- a portion branched from the gate wiring 13 and extending to the formation region (TFT portion) of the TFT 20 constitutes a gate electrode 2 having a rectangular shape in plan view, and a gate insulating film (illustrated) is disposed above the gate electrode.
- a semiconductor layer (not shown) is formed so as to overlap the gate electrode. Then, both sides in the X direction of the region that becomes the channel region of the semiconductor layer are a source region and a drain region, respectively, and the source electrode 16 is connected to the source region and the drain region via the contact hole 14 (first contact hole), respectively. And the drain electrode 17 are connected.
- a region surrounded by the adjacent gate wiring 13 and the adjacent source wiring 12 is a pixel, and a pixel electrode 15 (first electrode) is formed in a region excluding the formation region of the TFT 20 in the pixel.
- the liquid crystal controlling slit electrode 11 (second electrode) is provided above the pixel electrode 15 so as to face almost the entire surface of the pixel electrode 15.
- the slit electrode 11 for liquid crystal control is formed with a plurality of slits SL arranged over the entire surface, and the arrangement direction is along the X direction, but each slit SL has a long side in the Y direction. It is formed so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to.
- a common voltage is applied to the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11.
- the second electrode having the slit SL is the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11, and the first electrode is the pixel electrode 15. This is because a display voltage is applied to the first electrode.
- the second electrode is referred to as a pixel electrode, and the first electrode The electrode will be referred to as a common electrode.
- one end of the gate wiring 13 extending in the horizontal direction (X direction) is electrically connected to the gate terminal 19, and the source wiring 12 extending in the vertical direction (Y direction). One end is electrically connected to the source terminal 18.
- the TFT substrate 100 is formed on a transparent insulating substrate 1 such as glass, and the gate electrode 2 is formed on the transparent insulating substrate 1 with a first metal film. Yes.
- a gate wiring 13 (not shown) is also formed on the transparent insulating substrate 1, and the gate electrode 2 is connected to the gate wiring 13.
- a gate insulating film 3 is formed on the entire surface of the transparent insulating substrate 1 so as to cover the gate electrode 2.
- a semiconductor layer 4 is formed in a partial region on the gate insulating film 3 so as to overlap the gate electrode 2.
- the semiconductor layer 4 may have a region protruding from above the gate electrode 2.
- a channel protective film 5 is formed on a region that becomes a channel region when the TFT 20 operates.
- a source wiring 12 and a pixel electrode 15 are formed of a first transparent conductive film on a silicon oxide film 51 (first insulating film) made of the same material as the channel protective film 5.
- the source wiring 12, the region where the pixel electrode 15 and the channel protective film 5 are formed may be referred to as a first region, a second region, and a third region, respectively.
- a protective film 8 (second insulating film) is formed so as to cover the channel protective film 5, the source wiring 12, and the pixel electrode 15.
- a source electrode 16 and a drain electrode 17 are formed of a second transparent conductive film on the protective film 8, and the semiconductor layer passes through the protective film 8 and the channel protective film 5 and reaches the semiconductor layer 4 through a contact hole 14. 4 is electrically connected.
- the source electrode 16 extends above the source wiring 12 and is electrically connected to the source wiring 12 through a contact hole 141 that penetrates the protective film 8 and reaches the source wiring 12, and the drain electrode 17 is a pixel electrode. 15 is extended to above 15, and is electrically connected to the pixel electrode 15 through a contact hole 141 that reaches the pixel electrode 15 through the protective film 8.
- a liquid crystal control slit electrode 11 of the second transparent conductive film is formed in the same layer as the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17.
- the TFT substrate 100 Since the region surrounded by the adjacent gate wiring 13 and the adjacent source wiring 12 is a pixel and the pixel electrode 15 is formed, the TFT substrate 100 has a configuration in which pixels are arranged in a matrix.
- FIG. 3 shows a part of the TFT substrate 100 in which pixels are arranged in a matrix.
- the TFT 20 is schematically shown by a transistor symbol.
- the liquid crystal display device 1000 has a configuration in which a polarizing plate 101, a TFT substrate 100, a color filter 102, and a polarizing plate 101 are arranged in this order on a backlight 104.
- the polarization directions of 101 are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other.
- FIGS. 5 to 20 are cross-sectional views sequentially showing manufacturing steps.
- a cross-sectional view showing the final process corresponds to FIG.
- a transparent insulating substrate 1 such as glass is prepared.
- an aluminum (Al) -based alloy film more specifically, an alloy film in which 3 mol% of Ni is added to Al (Al-3 mol%) is formed on the entire surface of the transparent insulating substrate 1.
- a first metal film 21 is formed of a Ni film.
- the Al-3 mol% Ni film can be formed by sputtering using an Al-3 mol% Ni alloy target.
- the first metal film 21 was formed by forming an Al-3 mol% Ni film having a thickness of 100 nm.
- Ar gas, Kr gas, or the like can be used as the sputtering gas.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the first metal film 21 is patterned by the first photolithography (photoengraving) step to form a resist pattern RM1.
- a photoresist material made of a novolac positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the first metal film 21 by a coating method to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- the resist pattern RM1 is used as an etching mask, and the first etching is performed by a wet etching method using a PAN-based solution containing phosphoric acid (Phosphoric acid), acetic acid (Acetic acid), and nitric acid (Nitric acid).
- Phosphoric acid phosphoric acid
- Acetic acid acetic acid
- Nitric acid nitric acid
- the transparent insulating substrate 1 is covered so as to cover the gate electrode 2 (and the gate wiring 13).
- a silicon oxide (SiO) film 3 is formed on the entire surface.
- the silicon oxide film 3 functions as the gate insulating film 3 on the gate electrode 2 of the TFT 20.
- the silicon oxide film 3 is formed to a thickness of, for example, 50 to 500 nm by, for example, a plasma CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method using silane (SiH 4 ) gas and dinitrogen monoxide (N 2 O) gas. .
- a plasma CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- the first semiconductor layer 41 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 3.
- an InGaZnO-based oxide semiconductor in which gallium oxide (Ga 2 O 3 ) and zinc oxide (ZnO) are added to indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) is used as the first semiconductor layer 41.
- the first semiconductor layer 41 is formed by the method.
- a known argon (Ar) gas, krypton (Kr) gas, or the like can be used as the sputtering gas.
- the atomic composition ratio of oxygen is usually smaller than the stoichiometric composition, and an oxygen ion deficient state (in the above example, the O composition ratio is 4). Less than) oxide film.
- sputtering is performed using a mixed gas obtained by adding 10% O 2 gas in a partial pressure ratio to Ar gas, and an InGaZnO-based oxide semiconductor layer is formed with a thickness of, for example, 40 nm.
- the InGaZnO film may have an amorphous structure.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the first semiconductor layer 41 is patterned by a second photolithography process to form a resist pattern RM2.
- a photoresist material made of a novolac-based positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the first semiconductor layer 41 by a coating method to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- the semiconductor layer 4 is formed so as to overlap the gate electrode 2 by patterning the first semiconductor layer 41 by wet etching using a solution containing nitric acid using the resist pattern RM2 as an etching mask.
- the semiconductor layer 4 may have a region protruding from above the gate electrode 2.
- the resist pattern RM2 is stripped and removed using an amine-based resist stripping solution.
- a silicon oxide film 51 is formed as a first insulating film on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 3 so as to cover the semiconductor layer 4.
- This silicon oxide film 51 functions as the channel protective film 5 above the gate electrode 2 of the TFT 20.
- the silicon oxide film 51 is formed to a thickness of, for example, about 50 to 300 nm by a plasma CVD method using, for example, silane (SiH 4 ) gas and dinitrogen monoxide (N 2 O) gas.
- the first transparent conductive film 61 is an amorphous ITO (a-ITO) film formed by a DC sputtering method using an ITO target containing indium oxide and tin oxide, for example, and has a thickness of 100 nm, for example. Is done.
- a-ITO amorphous ITO
- the photoresist applied and formed on the first transparent conductive film 61 is patterned by the third photolithography step to form the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15.
- a pattern RM3 is formed.
- the photoresist for example, a photoresist material made of a novolac positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the first transparent conductive film 61 by a coating method so as to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15 are formed by etching the first transparent conductive film 61 by a wet etching method using a PAN-based solution using the resist pattern RM3 as an etching mask. .
- a silicon oxide film 81 is formed as the second insulating film. This silicon oxide film 81 functions as the protective film 8.
- the silicon oxide film 81 is formed to a thickness of, for example, 50 to 500 nm by a plasma CVD method using, for example, silane (SiH 4 ) gas and dinitrogen monoxide (N 2 O) gas.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the silicon oxide film 81 is patterned by the fourth photolithography step to form a resist pattern RM4 for forming the contact holes 14 and 141.
- a photoresist material made of a novolac positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the first transparent conductive film 61 by a coating method so as to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- the silicon oxide film 81 is formed by dry etching using a gas containing fluorine such as CHF 3 , CF 4 , SF 6 and oxygen (O 2 ) gas using the resist pattern RM4 as an etching mask. Etching is performed to form a contact hole 141 reaching the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15. Further, by continuing the etching after the contact hole 141 is formed, the silicon oxide film 51 is also etched above the semiconductor layer 4 to form the contact hole 14 reaching the semiconductor layer 4. The channel protective film 5 and the protective film 8 are formed by this dry etching process.
- a gas containing fluorine such as CHF 3 , CF 4 , SF 6 and oxygen (O 2 ) gas
- Etching is performed to form a contact hole 141 reaching the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15. Further, by continuing the etching after the contact hole 141 is formed, the silicon oxide film 51 is also etched above the semiconductor layer 4 to form the contact hole 14 reaching the semiconductor layer 4.
- a second transparent conductive film 9 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 81 including the protective film 8 in the step shown in FIG.
- the contact holes 14 and 141 are buried.
- the second transparent conductive film 9 is an a-ITO film formed by a DC sputtering method using an ITO target containing indium oxide and tin oxide, for example, and is formed to a thickness of 100 nm, for example.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the second transparent conductive film 9 is patterned by the fifth photolithography step, so that the source electrode 16, the drain electrode 17, and the liquid crystal control slit electrode are formed.
- a resist pattern RM5 for forming 11 is formed.
- the photoresist for example, a photoresist material made of a novolac-based positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the second transparent conductive film 9 by a coating method to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- the second transparent conductive film 9 is etched by a wet etching method using a PAN-based solution, thereby forming the source electrode 16, the drain electrode 17, and the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11.
- the TFT substrate 100 shown in FIG. 2 is obtained.
- the alignment film is a film for aligning liquid crystals and is made of polyimide or the like.
- the color filter 102 shown in FIG. 4 is actually provided on a counter substrate disposed to face the TFT substrate 100.
- the TFT substrate 100 and the counter substrate are bonded together with a certain gap by the spacer, and liquid crystal is injected into this gap and sealed. That is, the liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the TFT substrate 100 and the counter substrate.
- the two polarizing plates 101 and the backlight 104 shown in FIG. 4 are arranged on the outer surfaces of the TFT substrate 100 and the counter substrate bonded in this manner, so that an FFS liquid crystal display device 1000 can be obtained.
- the liquid crystal display device 1000 obtained in this way is characterized by high resolution, high frame rate, long life, and high reliability.
- a transistor disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a Si channel protective film formed on an oxide semiconductor channel.
- the transistor is used as a TFT of a TFT substrate of a liquid crystal display device, the following 7 Multiple photolithography steps are required.
- gate electrode patterning (2) pixel electrode patterning, (3) oxide semiconductor patterning, (4) channel protective film patterning (5) source electrode and drain electrode patterning, (6) channel Seven photolithography steps are required for forming contact holes in the protective film and (7) patterning the slit electrodes for liquid crystal control.
- the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15 can be formed simultaneously by one photolithography process, and the channel protective film 5 and the protective film 8 are formed once. They can be simultaneously formed by a photolithography process.
- the TFT substrate 100 can be obtained in five photolithography processes. Therefore, even when the oxide semiconductor TFT has a channel protective film, an increase in the number of manufacturing steps can be suppressed.
- the aperture ratio can be increased by forming the source electrode 16, the drain electrode 17, and the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11 with the second transparent conductive film.
- a TFT with high mobility can be manufactured by using an oxide semiconductor for a channel layer. Further, since the oxide semiconductor is difficult to be etched by dry etching, the channel protective film 5 and the protective film 8 are easily formed.
- the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15 can be separated from the gate wiring 13 by forming the source wiring 12 and the pixel electrode 15 on the silicon oxide film 51 (first insulating film).
- the silicon oxide film 51 first insulating film.
- signal delay in the source wiring 12, pixel burn-in, and parasitic capacitance that causes display unevenness can be reduced.
- This effect is particularly effective at a portion where the source line 12 and the gate line 13 intersect.
- this effect is not limited to the FFS system, but is effective for TN and IPS LCDs.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of the pixel portion of the TFT substrate 100 according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to FIG. 2, and the same configuration as the TFT substrate 100 is denoted by the same reference numeral. A duplicate description is omitted.
- the TFT substrate 200 is different from the TFT substrate 100 in that the source wiring 12 ⁇ / b> A is composed of a laminated film in which the second metal film 71 is laminated on the first transparent conductive film 61. Is different.
- FIGS. 22 to 27 are cross-sectional views sequentially showing manufacturing steps.
- a cross-sectional view showing the final process corresponds to FIG.
- the first transparent conductive film 61 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 51 through the steps described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 13 in the first embodiment, the first transparent conductive film 61 is formed in the step shown in FIG.
- a second metal film 71 having a thickness of 100 nm is formed with an Al-3 mol% Ni film by sputtering.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the second metal film 71 is patterned by the third photolithography step to form a resist pattern for forming the source wiring 12A and the pixel electrode 15.
- RM6 is formed.
- the photoresist for example, a photoresist material made of a novolac positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the second metal film 71 by a coating method to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- a photoresist pattern RM6 having a two-stage thickness is formed by exposing and developing the photoresist by a halftone method.
- a photoresist in addition to an exposure light transmission region and an exposure light shielding region, a photoresist is used by using a multi-tone photomask having an intermediate exposure region that transmits the exposure light after being attenuated to 40 to 60%.
- the photoresist In the case of a positive-type photoresist material, the photoresist is not completely exposed in the area under the intermediate exposure area where the exposure light intensity is weak, and is thicker than the unexposed area. A thin resist pattern can be obtained.
- the first thickness (about 1.5 ⁇ m) on the region that later becomes the source wiring 12A of the TFT 20 is the thickest first thickness, and the region that later becomes the pixel electrode 15 has the first thickness.
- a resist pattern RM6 having a second thickness about half that of the thickness can be formed.
- the second metal in a region other than the region where the source wiring 12A and the pixel electrode 15 are to be formed later is formed by a wet etching method using a PAN-based solution using the resist pattern RM6 as an etching mask.
- the source line 12A and the pixel electrode 15 are patterned by removing the film 71 (Al-3 mol% Ni film) and the first transparent conductive film 61 (a-ITO film).
- the thickness of the resist pattern RM6 is entirely reduced by ashing with oxygen plasma, so that the thin portion is completely removed and the second metal film on the pixel electrode 15 is removed. 71 is exposed and the resist pattern RM6 is left on the source line 12A.
- the pixel electrode 15 and the source wiring 12A which are a-ITO films, are modified to a polycrystalline ITO (poly-ITO) film that is resistant to a PAN-based solution.
- wet etching is performed with the resist pattern remaining on the source wiring 12A, whereby the second metal film 71 is left on the source wiring 12A, and the second metal film 71 on the pixel electrode 15 is left.
- the second metal film 71 is removed.
- wet etching is performed using a PAN-based solution.
- the pixel electrode 15 that has become a poly-ITO film remains without being removed.
- the source wiring 12A is composed of a laminated film in which the second metal film 71 is laminated on the first transparent conductive film 61, so that the wiring resistance is reduced. be able to.
- a photoresist pattern is exposed using a multi-tone photomask to form a resist pattern RM6 having a two-stage thickness and patterned using the resist pattern RM6.
- the second metal film 71 can be left on the source wiring 12A.
- the second metal film 71 by modifying the pixel electrode 15 and the source wiring 12A, which are a-ITO films, into a poly-ITO film resistant to a PAN-based solution by annealing treatment.
- the pixel electrode 15 can be prevented from being removed.
- the TFT substrate 200 can be obtained by five photolithography processes.
- FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of the pixel portion of the TFT substrate 100 according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to FIG. 2, and the same configuration as the TFT substrate 100 is denoted by the same reference numeral. A duplicate description is omitted.
- the source wiring 12 ⁇ / b> A is configured by a laminated film in which the second metal film 71 is laminated on the first transparent conductive film 61, and the channel protection film 5 is formed on the channel protective film 5.
- This is also different from the TFT substrate 100 in that a laminated film LL of the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71 is formed and a protective film 8 is formed so as to cover the laminated film LL.
- the protective film 8 covers the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71 on the channel protective film 5, thereby preventing the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 from conducting. It is out.
- the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 do not overlap above the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71. That is, when the second metal film 71 is formed on the channel protective film 5, the pixel burn-in occurs between the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17, the first transparent conductive film 61, and the second metal film 71. Although parasitic capacitance that causes display unevenness is generated, the parasitic capacitance is reduced by preventing the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 from overlapping the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71. The light incident on the semiconductor layer 4 can be suppressed by the second metal film 71 formed on the semiconductor layer 4 while suppressing the generation.
- FIGS. 29 to 33 are cross-sectional views sequentially showing manufacturing steps.
- a cross-sectional view showing the final process corresponds to FIG.
- the first transparent conductive film 61 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 51, and then in FIG. Through the steps described above, a second metal film 71 is formed with an Al-3 mol% Ni film with a thickness of 100 nm on the entire surface of the first transparent conductive film 61.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the second metal film 71 is patterned by the third photolithography process, so that the source wiring 12A, the pixel electrode 15 and the semiconductor layer 4 are overlaid.
- a resist pattern RM7 for forming the laminated film LL is formed.
- the photoresist for example, a photoresist material made of a novolac positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the second metal film 71 by a coating method to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m. Then, for example, a photoresist pattern RM7 having a two-stage thickness is formed by exposing and developing the photoresist by a halftone method.
- the region that will later become the source wiring 12A of the TFT 20 and the region that later becomes the laminated film LL have the first thickest thickness (about 1.5 ⁇ m), and the region that later becomes the pixel electrode 15
- a resist pattern RM7 having a second thickness that is approximately half of the first thickness can be formed.
- regions other than the region where the source wiring 12A, the stacked film LL, and the pixel electrode 15 are formed later are formed by wet etching using a PAN-based solution using the resist pattern RM7 as an etching mask.
- the second metal film 71 Al-3 mol% Ni film
- the first transparent conductive film 61 a-ITO film
- the thickness of the resist pattern RM7 is entirely reduced by ashing with oxygen plasma, so that the thin portion is completely removed and the second metal film on the pixel electrode 15 is removed. 71 is exposed, and the resist pattern RM7 is left on the source wiring 12A and the laminated film LL.
- the pixel electrode 15 that is an a-ITO film, the first transparent conductive film 61 of the laminated film LL, and the source wiring 12 are made of polycrystalline ITO (poly) that is resistant to a PAN-based solution. -ITO) film is modified.
- wet etching is performed with the resist pattern remaining on the source wiring 12A and the stacked film LL, thereby leaving the second metal film 71 on the source wiring 12 and the semiconductor layer.
- the second metal film 71 on the pixel electrode 15 is removed, leaving the stacked film LL above 4.
- wet etching is performed using a PAN-based solution, but the pixel electrode 15 that has become a poly-ITO film remains without being removed.
- the TFT 20 is exposed to the light of the backlight 104 (FIG. 4) reflected by the color filter 102 (FIG. 4) or the like above the TFT substrate 300. If the threshold voltage of the TFT 20 is shifted by this light irradiation and exceeds the gate drive voltage, normal TFT operation cannot be performed.
- the laminated film LL having the second metal film 71 above the channel region of the semiconductor layer 4 it is reflected from an upper layer than the TFT substrate 300 and enters the semiconductor layer 4 through the channel protective film 5. Light can be suppressed, and a long-life and highly reliable TFT 20 can be obtained.
- FIG. 34 shows transmittance characteristics with respect to light having a wavelength of a-Si having a thickness of 200 nm and a metal film having a thickness of 100 nm.
- FIG. 34 shows the transmittance characteristics for the Al, molybdenum (Mo), and chromium (Cr) metal films and the transmittance characteristics for the a-Si film.
- the range is from a wavelength of 500 nm to a wavelength of 800 nm. It is shown that any of the metal films completely shields the light with respect to this light. Since the transmittances of the Al, Mo, and Cr metal films are almost zero, these characteristic lines overlap the horizontal axis and cannot be discriminated on FIG.
- the a-Si film has a transmittance of several percent at the minimum in the above wavelength region and a transmittance of about 90% at the maximum, and the metal film can completely block light. I understand.
- the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 are overlapping the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71, the occurrence of parasitic capacitance is suppressed and pixel burn-in and display are performed. Unevenness can be suppressed.
- the TFT substrate 300 can be obtained by five photolithography processes.
- the protective film 8 is formed of a silicon oxide film.
- the protective film 8 can be easily formed by forming the protective film 8 with a multilayer film including an organic planarizing film. Can be thickened. Thereby, the distance from the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 on the protective film 8 to the second metal film 71 of the laminated film LL can be increased, and the parasitic capacitance can be further reduced.
- FIG. 35 shows a configuration in which the protective film 8 is thickened by using a multilayer film 82 including an organic planarizing film instead of the silicon oxide film 81.
- a multilayer film 82 including an organic planarizing film having a thickness of 1.0 to 3.0 ⁇ m on the silicon oxide film 51 by forming a multilayer film 82 including an organic planarizing film having a thickness of 1.0 to 3.0 ⁇ m on the silicon oxide film 51, the unevenness caused by the wiring or the like formed in the manufacturing process can be sufficiently obtained.
- the protective film 8 can be easily thickened.
- the organic flattening film can be obtained, for example, by applying a photosensitive acrylic organic resin material by spin coating.
- the material is not limited to an acrylic organic resin material, and an olefin material, a novolac material, a polyimide material, or a siloxane material may be used.
- the use of the multilayer film 82 including the organic planarizing film instead of the silicon oxide film 81 as the protective film 8 may be applied to the configurations described in the first and second embodiments.
- the thickness can be easily increased.
- TFT substrate 400 The configuration and manufacturing method of TFT substrate 400 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the configuration of the TFT substrate 300 described in the third embodiment is partially changed.
- the same components as those of the TFT substrate 300 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is given. Is omitted.
- FIG. 36 is a partial plan view of a pixel portion of the TFT substrate 400 of the fourth embodiment
- FIG. 37 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration along the line AA in FIG.
- the AA line is a cutting line that cuts the gate wiring 13 and the gate electrode 2 branched from the gate wiring 13 in parallel to the Y direction.
- FIG. 2 are shown as one layer.
- a semiconductor layer 4 is provided on the gate electrode 2 with a gate insulating film 3 interposed therebetween, and a channel protective film 5 is formed on the semiconductor layer 4.
- the channel protective film 5 is another name for the silicon oxide film 51 provided on a region that becomes a channel region during the operation of the TFT 20, and is referred to as a silicon oxide film 51 (first insulating film) outside the region. ing.
- the laminated film LL of the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71 provided on the channel protective film 5 is oxidized from above the channel protective film 5. It is also provided so as to extend on the silicon film 51. That is, the stacked film LL is provided so as to extend from above the gate electrode 2 to above the gate wiring 13.
- the laminated film LL is covered with the protective film 8, and the laminated film LL is formed on the contact hole 143 (third contact hole) provided so as to penetrate the protective film 8 on the laminated film LL and the gate wiring 13.
- the top wiring conductive film 91 provided so as to fill the contact hole 144 (fourth contact hole) provided so as to penetrate the protective film 8, the silicon oxide film 51 and the gate insulating film 3 and the gate wiring 13. It is configured to be electrically connected.
- FIGS. 38 to 44 are sectional views sequentially showing the manufacturing steps.
- a cross-sectional view showing the final process corresponds to FIG.
- a silicon oxide film 51 is formed as a first insulating film on the silicon oxide film 3 in the step shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor layer 4 is covered.
- This silicon oxide film 51 functions as the channel protective film 5 above the gate electrode 2 of the TFT 20.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 13 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- a first transparent conductive film 61 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 51. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 13 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- a second metal film 71 is formed with an Al-3 mol% Ni film with a thickness of 100 nm on the entire surface of the first transparent conductive film 61 by sputtering, and then the second metal film 71 is formed.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the metal film 71 is patterned by the third photolithography process to form a resist pattern RM7 for forming the stacked film LL above the source wiring 12A, the pixel electrode 15, and the semiconductor layer 4. Form.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 29 in Embodiment 3, and a duplicate description is omitted.
- the resist pattern RM7 is obtained by exposing a photoresist by a halftone method. In the region from above the gate wiring 13 to above the gate electrode 2, the thickness of the resist pattern RM7 is the first thickness (about 1.5 ⁇ m).
- regions other than the region where the source wiring 12A, the stacked film LL, and the pixel electrode 15 are formed later are formed by wet etching using a PAN-based solution using the resist pattern RM7 as an etching mask.
- the stacked film LL is patterned by removing the second metal film 71 (Al-3 mol% Ni film) and the first transparent conductive film 61 (a-ITO film). At this time, the source line 12A and the pixel electrode 15 are also patterned. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 30 in the third embodiment.
- a second insulating film is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 51 so as to cover the laminated film LL.
- a silicon oxide film 81 is formed.
- This silicon oxide film 81 functions as the protective film 8. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 16 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the silicon oxide film 81 is patterned by the fourth photolithography step to form a resist pattern RM4 for forming the contact holes 143 and 144.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 17 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the silicon oxide film 81 is formed by dry etching using a gas containing fluorine such as CHF 3 , CF 4 , SF 6 and oxygen (O 2 ) gas using the resist pattern RM4 as an etching mask. Etching is performed to form a contact hole 143 reaching the second metal film 71. Further, by continuing the etching after the contact hole 143 is formed, the silicon oxide film 51 and the gate insulating film 3 are also etched above the gate wiring 13 to form a contact hole 144 reaching the gate wiring 13. .
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 18 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the second transparent conductive film 9 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 81 including the protective film 8 in the step shown in FIG. Then, contact holes 143 and 144 are buried. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 19 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the second transparent conductive film 9 is patterned by a fifth photolithography process to form a resist pattern RM5 as shown in FIG.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 20 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the second transparent conductive film 9 is etched by a wet etching method using a PAN-based solution, thereby forming a top gate conductive film 91 that fills the contact hole 143 and the contact hole 144.
- the TFT substrate 400 shown in FIGS. 36 and 37 is obtained by electrically connecting the laminated film LL and the gate wiring 13.
- the channel protective film 5 is reflected from the upper layer than the TFT substrate 400.
- the stacked film LL can be electrically connected to the gate wiring 13 (gate). By connecting to the electrode 2), the same voltage as the voltage (gate voltage) applied to the gate electrode 2 is also applied to the laminated film LL.
- the reliability of the TFT can be improved by applying a gate voltage from above the semiconductor layer as the channel region as well.
- the reliability of the TFT 20 can be expected to be improved by applying the same voltage as the gate voltage from above the semiconductor layer 4 as in the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 45 is a plan view of a pixel portion of the TFT substrate 500 of the fifth embodiment
- FIG. 46 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration taken along line BB in FIG.
- the laminated film LL of the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71 is formed on the channel protective film 5 from the silicon oxide.
- the film 51 is also provided so as to extend. That is, the laminated film LL is provided so as to extend from above the gate electrode 2 to above the gate wiring 13, and the laminated film LL is formed above the gate wiring 13 as shown in FIGS. A laminated wiring LLW extending along the gate wiring 13 is formed.
- the multilayer wiring LLW is formed in the same layer with the same material as the source wiring 12A, it is divided before the intersection with the source wiring 12A.
- a strip-like (rectangular) jumper line 92 made of the same material as the second transparent conductive film 9 is provided above the source wiring 12A and the laminated wiring LLW so as to cross the intersection with the source wiring 12A.
- the jumper line 92 is configured to be electrically connected to the second metal film 71 of the stacked wiring LLW through a contact hole 145 that penetrates the protective film 8.
- the multilayer wiring LLW extends in the lateral direction (X direction) along the gate wiring 13 and is disposed at a position away from the gate terminal 19 in plan view so as to be parallel to the gate terminal 19.
- one end portion of the laminated wiring LLW that is, one end portion of the laminated wiring LLW that is connected to each other by the jumper wire 92 and becomes substantially one wiring is electrically connected.
- the laminated wiring terminal 191 can be applied with ground or an arbitrary voltage.
- FIGS. 47 to 53 are cross-sectional views sequentially showing the manufacturing process.
- a cross-sectional view showing the final process corresponds to FIG.
- a silicon oxide film 51 is formed as a first insulating film on the silicon oxide film 3 in the step shown in FIG.
- This silicon oxide film 51 functions as the channel protective film 5 above the gate electrode 2 of the TFT 20.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 13 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- a first transparent conductive film 61 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 51. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 13 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- a second metal film 71 is formed with an Al-3 mol% Ni film to a thickness of 100 nm on the entire surface of the first transparent conductive film 61 by sputtering, and then the second metal film 71 is formed.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the metal film 71 is patterned by a third photolithography process to form a resist pattern RM7 for forming the stacked wiring LLW above the source wiring 12A and the gate wiring 13.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 29 in Embodiment 3, and a duplicate description is omitted.
- the resist pattern RM7 is obtained by exposing a photoresist by a halftone method. In the region from above the gate wiring 13 to above the gate electrode 2, the thickness of the resist pattern RM7 is the first thickness (about 1.5 ⁇ m).
- the second metal film 71 (in a region other than the region where the source wiring 12A, the stacked film LL, and the pixel electrode 15 are formed later is formed by wet etching using a PAN-based solution.
- the laminated film LL is patterned by removing the Al-3 mol% Ni film) and the first transparent conductive film 61 (a-ITO film). At this time, the source line 12A and the pixel electrode 15 are also patterned. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 30 in the third embodiment.
- the second metal film 71 is further formed using the resist pattern RM7. Since the etching is performed, the position of the edge of the second metal film 71 of the source wiring 12 ⁇ / b> A and the stacked wiring LLW slightly recedes from the position of the edge of the first transparent conductive film 61. There is also an annealing process, but the description is omitted.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 50 is obtained by stripping and removing the resist pattern RM7 using an amine-based resist stripping solution.
- a silicon oxide film 81 is formed as a second insulating film so as to cover the source wiring 12A and the laminated wiring LLW.
- This silicon oxide film 81 functions as the protective film 8. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 16 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the silicon oxide film 81 is patterned by the fourth photolithography step to form a resist pattern RM4 for forming the contact hole 145.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 17 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the silicon oxide film 81 is formed by dry etching using a gas containing fluorine such as CHF 3 , CF 4 , SF 6 and oxygen (O 2 ) gas using the resist pattern RM4 as an etching mask. Etching is performed to form a contact hole 145 reaching the second metal film 71.
- a gas containing fluorine such as CHF 3 , CF 4 , SF 6 and oxygen (O 2 ) gas
- a second transparent conductive film 9 is formed on the entire surface of the silicon oxide film 81 including the protective film 8 in the step shown in FIG. Then, the contact hole 145 is embedded. This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 19 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the second transparent conductive film 9 is patterned by the fifth photolithography process to form a resist pattern RM5 as shown in FIG.
- This step corresponds to the step described with reference to FIG. 20 in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.
- the second transparent conductive film 9 is etched by a wet etching method using a PAN-based solution, thereby patterning the jumper line 92 above the source wiring 12A and the stacked wiring LLW.
- the TFT substrate 500 shown in FIGS. 45 and 46 is obtained.
- the jumper line 92 is buried in the contact hole 145 and connected to the second metal film 71.
- the resist pattern RM5 has a pattern for forming a laminated wiring terminal 191 parallel to the gate terminal 19 at a position away from the gate terminal 19 (FIG. 45) in plan view, and one of the laminated wiring LLWs. The end is integrated with the laminated wiring terminal 191.
- the channel protective film 5 is reflected from the upper layer than the TFT substrate 500.
- the potential of the laminated film LL can be arbitrarily set from the laminated wiring terminal 191 while the light entering the semiconductor layer 4 can be suppressed and the TFT 20 having a long lifetime and high reliability can be obtained. Can be applied.
- the reliability of the TFT is improved by connecting the conductive film on the semiconductor layer serving as the channel region to the ground potential.
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- the potential of the laminated film LL on the semiconductor layer 4 can be arbitrarily applied from the laminated wiring terminal 191. Therefore, the potential of the laminated film LL is set to the ground potential. As a result, an improvement in the reliability of the TFT 20 can be expected.
- ⁇ Cross sectional configuration of TFT substrate> 54 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of the pixel portion of the TFT substrate 100 according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2, and the same configuration as the TFT substrate 100 is denoted by the same reference numeral. A duplicate description is omitted.
- the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 are formed of a laminated film in which the third metal film 10 is laminated on the second transparent conductive film 9.
- 55 is a plan view showing a part of the TFT substrate 600.
- the second transparent conductive film is also provided above the source wiring 12 and the source terminal 18 in the region surrounded by a broken line in FIG.
- a laminated film of 9 and the third metal film 10 is formed.
- the source electrode 16 is connected to the source wiring 12 through the contact hole 141, and the laminated film on the source terminal 18 is provided so as to penetrate the protective film 8 on the source terminal 18, and the source electrode 16 is connected through the contact hole 142. Connected to terminal 18.
- the third metal film 10 is laminated on the second transparent conductive film 9 (a-ITO film). Similar to the gate electrode 2, the third metal film 10 is composed of an Al-3 mol% Ni film having a thickness of 100 nm in which 3 mol% Ni is added to Al.
- the photoresist applied and formed on the third metal film 10 is patterned by a fifth photolithography process.
- a photoresist material composed of a novolac positive photosensitive resin is applied onto the third metal film 10 by a coating method to have a thickness of about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- a photoresist pattern is exposed and developed by a halftone method to form a resist pattern having two levels of thickness.
- the first thickest thickness (about 1.5 ⁇ m) is obtained above the source wiring 12 and the source terminal 18 and on the region that will later become the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17.
- a resist pattern having a second thickness that is about half of the first thickness can be formed.
- the source wiring 12, the source terminal 18, and the source electrode 16, the drain electrode 17, and the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11 are The third metal film 10 (Al-3 mol% Ni film) and the second transparent conductive film 9 (a-ITO film) in regions other than the region to be formed are removed.
- the thin portion is completely removed to expose the third metal film 10 on the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11, A resist pattern is left above the source wiring 12 and the source terminal 18 and on a region that will later become the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17.
- the source electrode 16, the drain electrode 17, and the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11, which are a-ITO films, and the second transparent conductive film 9 above the source wiring 12 and the source terminal 18 are made PAN. Modification to a polycrystalline ITO (poly-ITO) film resistant to a system solution.
- the third metal film 10 (Al-3 mol% Ni film) on the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11 is etched by wet etching again using a PAN-based solution.
- the slit electrode 11 for controlling the liquid crystal formed as a film remains without being removed.
- the source electrode 16, the drain electrode 17, the liquid crystal control slit electrode 11, and the laminated film above the source wiring 12 and the source terminal 18 where the resist pattern is left remain without being removed.
- the TFT 20 is exposed to the light of the backlight 104 (FIG. 4) reflected by the color filter 102 (FIG. 4) or the like above the TFT substrate 600. If the threshold voltage of the TFT 20 is shifted by this light irradiation and exceeds the gate drive voltage, normal TFT operation cannot be performed.
- the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 are composed of a laminated film in which the third metal film 10 is laminated on the second transparent conductive film 9, the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 17 are reflected from an upper layer than the TFT substrate 600 and light Therefore, the light incident on the semiconductor layer 4 can be suppressed, and the TFT 20 having a long life and high reliability can be obtained.
- a laminated film in which the third metal film 10 is laminated on the second transparent conductive film 9 is also formed above the source wiring 12 and is electrically connected to the source wiring 12, whereby the electric resistance of the source wiring 12 is obtained. Can be reduced.
- FIG. 56 is a plan view schematically illustrating the entire configuration of the TFT substrate. As shown in FIG. 56, the TFT substrate is roughly divided into a display region 24 in which pixels including the TFTs 20 are arranged in a matrix and a frame region 23 provided so as to surround the display region 24.
- a plurality of gate lines (scanning signal lines) 13 and a plurality of source lines (display signal lines) 12 are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, and a scanning signal driving circuit 25 (providing a driving voltage for the gate lines 13)
- a display signal driving circuit 26 (second driving circuit) for applying a driving voltage to the first driving circuit) and the source wiring 12 is arranged in the frame region 23.
- the scanning signal driving circuit 25 and the display signal driving circuit are configured with TFTs (driving TFTs) having the same configuration as the TFT 20. 26 is manufactured, the scanning signal driving circuit 25 and the display signal driving circuit 26 are reduced in size, and can be accommodated in the frame region of the TFT substrate.
- the scanning signal drive circuit 25 includes a plurality of drive voltage generation circuits SC having TFTs T1, T2 and T3 as shown in FIG. The same applies to the display signal driving circuit 26.
- the TFT T1 to which the clock signal CLK is applied to the drain the power supply potential VSS is applied to the source
- the TFT T2 whose drain is connected to the source of the TFT T1
- the power supply potential VDD is applied to the drain.
- a TFT T3 whose source is connected to the gate of the TFT T1. Note that the source of the TFT T3 is connected to the connection node between the TFTs T1 and T2 via the capacitor C1, and the connection node between the TFTs T1 and T2 serves as the output node N1 to apply a drive voltage to the gate line 13 and the source line 12. It has a configuration.
- the TFTT3 When the TFTT3 is turned on by a signal applied to the gate of the TFTT3, the TFTT1 is turned on and the clock signal CLK is output from the output node N1, and when the TFTT2 is turned on by a signal applied to the gate of the TFTT2, the output node N1 is turned on. Decreases to the power supply potential VSS.
- the TFTs T1 to T3 have the same cross-sectional configuration as the TFT 20 of the TFT substrate 300 of the third embodiment described with reference to FIG. 28, for example, as shown in FIG. be able to.
- a configuration in which a laminated film LL of the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71 is formed on the channel protective film 5 and the protective film 8 is formed so as to cover the laminated film LL may be adopted. it can.
- the laminated film LL of the first transparent conductive film 61 and the second metal film 71 is not provided on the channel protective film 5 of the TFT 20 in the display region 24, and the protective film as described with reference to FIG. It is good also as a structure which provided only 8. As a result, the generation of parasitic capacitance on the semiconductor layer 4 can be suppressed.
- the manufacturing method of the TFTs T1 to T3 is the same as that of the TFT 20 of the TFT substrate 300 described in the third embodiment.
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図1~図20を用いて、本発明に係る実施の形態1のTFT基板100の構成および製造方法について説明する。
まず、図1および図2を参照して、実施の形態1のTFT基板、より具体的にはFFS(Fringe Field Switching)方式のLCD用のTFT基板の構成について説明する。なお、本発明はTFT基板に関するものであるが、特に画素の構成に特徴を有するので、以下においては画素の構成を中心に説明する。
以下、製造工程を順に示す断面図である図5~図20を用いて実施の形態1のTFT基板100の製造方法について説明する。なお、最終工程を示す断面図は、図2に相当する。
例えば、特許文献1に開示されたトランジスタは、酸化物半導体のチャネル上にSiのチャネル保護膜を形成しているが、当該トランジスタを液晶表示装置のTFT基板のTFTとして採用した場合、以下の7回のフォトリソグラフィー工程が必要となる。
図21~図27を用いて、本発明に係る実施の形態2のTFT基板200の構成および製造方法について説明する。
図21は、図2を用いて説明した実施の形態1に係るTFT基板100の画素部分の断面構成に対応する断面図であり、TFT基板100と同一の構成については同一の符号を付し、重複する説明は省略する。
以下、製造工程を順に示す断面図である図22~図27を用いて実施の形態2のTFT基板200の製造方法について説明する。なお、最終工程を示す断面図は、図21に相当する。
以上説明した実施の形態2のTFT基板200においては、ソース配線12Aが第1の透明導電膜61上に第2の金属膜71が積層された積層膜で構成されているので配線抵抗を減少させることができる。
図28~図33を用いて、本発明に係る実施の形態3のTFT基板300の構成および製造方法について説明する。
図28は、図2を用いて説明した実施の形態1に係るTFT基板100の画素部分の断面構成に対応する断面図であり、TFT基板100と同一の構成については同一の符号を付し、重複する説明は省略する。
以下、製造工程を順に示す断面図である図29~図33を用いて実施の形態3のTFT基板300の製造方法について説明する。なお、最終工程を示す断面図は、図28に相当する。
TFT20はTFT基板300よりも上層のカラーフィルター102(図4)等で反射したバックライト104(図4)の光に晒される。この光照射によってTFT20の閾値電圧がシフトしてゲートの駆動電圧を超えてしまうと正常なTFT動作ができなくなる。
以上説明した実施の形態3においては、保護膜8を酸化シリコン膜で形成した構成を示したが、保護膜8を有機平坦化膜を含む多層膜で形成することによって、保護膜8を容易に厚膜化できる。これにより、保護膜8上のソース電極16およびドレイン電極17から積層膜LLの第2の金属膜71までの距離を長くすることができ、寄生容量をさらに低減することができる。
図36~図44を用いて、本発明に係る実施の形態4のTFT基板400の構成および製造方法について説明する。本実施の形態4は、実施の形態3で説明したTFT基板300の構成を部分的に変更した構成となっており、TFT基板300と同一の構成については同一の符号を付し、重複する説明は省略する。
図36は実施の形態4のTFT基板400の画素部分の部分平面図であり、図37は図36におけるA-A線での断面構成を示す断面図である。図37に示すように、A-A線は、ゲート配線13および、ゲート配線13から分岐したゲート電極2をY方向に平行に切断する切断線であり、図37では、ゲート配線13とゲート電極2とが1つの層として示されている。
以下、製造工程を順に示す断面図である図38~図44を用いて実施の形態4のTFT基板400の製造方法について説明する。なお、最終工程を示す断面図は、図37に相当する。
実施の形態3において説明したように、半導体層4のチャネル領域の上方に第2の金属膜71を有する積層膜LLを設けることによって、TFT基板400よりも上層から反射し、チャネル保護膜5を介して半導体層4に入射する光を抑制することができ、長寿命で、信頼性の高いTFT20を得ることができると共に、実施の形態4では、積層膜LLを電気的にゲート配線13(ゲート電極2)と接続することによって、積層膜LLにもゲート電極2に印加される電圧(ゲート電圧)と同じ電圧が印加されることとなる。
図45~図53を用いて、本発明に係る実施の形態5のTFT基板500の構成および製造方法について説明する。本実施の形態5は、実施の形態3で説明したTFT基板300の構成を部分的に変更した構成となっており、TFT基板300と同一の構成については同一の符号を付し、重複する説明は省略する。
図45は実施の形態5のTFT基板500の画素部分の平面図であり、図46は図45におけるB-B線での断面構成を示す断面図である。TFT基板500においては、実施の形態4において図37を用いて説明したように、第1の透明導電膜61と第2の金属膜71との積層膜LLが、チャネル保護膜5上から酸化シリコン膜51上にも延在するように設けられている。すなわち、積層膜LLは、ゲート電極2の上方からゲート配線13の上方にかけて延在するように設けられ、積層膜LLは、図45および図46に示すように、ゲート配線13の上方においては、ゲート配線13に沿って延在する積層配線LLWとなっている。積層配線LLWは、ソース配線12Aと同じ材質で同層に形成されているので、ソース配線12Aとの交差部手前で分断されている。そして、ソース配線12Aとの交差部を跨ぐように、ソース配線12Aおよび積層配線LLWの上方に、第2の透明導電膜9と同じ材質で短冊状(長方形)のジャンパー線92が設けられている。ジャンパー線92は、保護膜8を貫通するコンタクトホール145を介して、積層配線LLWの第2の金属膜71と電気的に接続されるように構成されている。
以下、製造工程を順に示す断面図である図47~図53を用いて実施の形態5のTFT基板500の製造方法について説明する。なお、最終工程を示す断面図は、図46に相当する。
実施の形態3において説明したように、半導体層4のチャネル領域の上方に第2の金属膜71を有する積層膜LLを設けることによって、TFT基板500よりも上層から反射し、チャネル保護膜5を介して半導体層4に入射する光を抑制することができ、長寿命で、信頼性の高いTFT20を得ることができると共に、実施の形態5では、積層膜LLの電位を積層配線端子191から任意に印加することができる。
図54および図55を用いて、本発明に係る実施の形態6のTFT基板600の構成および製造方法について説明する。
図54は、図2を用いて説明した実施の形態1に係るTFT基板100の画素部分の断面構成に対応する断面図であり、TFT基板100と同一の構成については同一の符号を付し、重複する説明は省略する。
次に、TFT基板600の製造方法について説明する。実施の形態1において図5~図19を用いて説明した工程を経た後、第2の透明導電膜9(a-ITO膜)上に第3の金属膜10を積層する。なお、第3の金属膜10はゲート電極2と同様に、Alに3mol%のNiを添加した厚さ100nmのAl-3mol%Ni膜で構成される。
TFT20はTFT基板600よりも上層のカラーフィルター102(図4)等で反射したバックライト104(図4)の光に晒される。この光照射によってTFT20の閾値電圧がシフトしてゲートの駆動電圧を超えてしまうと正常なTFT動作ができなくなる。
図56にはTFT基板の全体構成を模式的に説明する平面図を示す。図56に示すように、TFT基板は、TFT20を含む画素がマトリックス状に配列された表示領域24と、表示領域24を囲むように設けられた額縁領域23とに大きく分けられる。
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- 複数の画素がマトリックス状に配列された薄膜トランジスタ基板であって、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれは、
基板(1)上に配設されたゲート電極(2)と、
少なくとも前記ゲート電極を覆うゲート絶縁膜(3)と、
前記ゲート絶縁膜を間に介して、前記ゲート電極に対向する位置に設けられた半導体層(4)と、
少なくとも前記半導体層上を覆うチャネル保護膜(5)と、
少なくとも前記チャネル保護膜上を覆う保護膜(8)と、
前記保護膜および前記チャネル保護膜を貫通するように設けられた第1のコンタクトホール(14)を介して前記半導体層に接するソース電極(16)およびドレイン電極(17)を有する薄膜トランジスタと、
前記ドレイン電極に電気的に接続される第1の電極(15)と、
前記ゲート電極から延在するゲート配線(13)と、
前記ソース電極に電気的に接続されるソース配線(12)と、を備え、
前記ソース配線と前記ソース電極および、前記第1の電極と前記ドレイン電極は、それぞれ前記保護膜を貫通するように設けられた第2のコンタクトホール(141)を介して電気的に接続され、
前記第1の電極および前記ソース配線は、
第1の絶縁膜(51)上に形成された第1の透明導電膜(61)を有し、
前記第1の絶縁膜は、前記チャネル保護膜と同一の材料で形成される、薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記ソース電極および前記ドレイン電極は、
前記保護膜と同一の材料で形成された第2の絶縁膜(81)上に設けられ、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれは、
前記第2の絶縁膜を間に介して、前記第1の電極に対向する位置に、スリット開口部を有して設けられた第2の電極(11)を備える、請求項1記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記半導体層は、酸化物半導体で形成される、請求項1または請求項2記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。
- 前記ソース配線は、
前記第1の透明導電膜上に形成された金属膜(71)をさらに有する、請求項2記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記薄膜トランジスタは、
前記チャネル保護膜上に順に形成された前記第1の透明導電膜および前記金属膜をさらに備え、
前記保護膜は、
前記チャネル保護膜上の前記第1の透明導電膜および前記金属膜を覆う、請求項4記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記チャネル保護膜上の前記第1の透明導電膜および前記金属膜は、前記半導体層の上方から前記ゲート配線の上方にかけての部分に設けられ、
前記薄膜トランジスタは、
前記保護膜上に選択的に形成されたトップゲート導電膜(91)をさらに備え、
前記トップゲート導電膜は、
前記半導体層の上方外において前記保護膜を貫通するように設けられた第3のコンタクトホール(143)を介して前記金属膜に接すると共に、前記ゲート配線上の前記保護膜、前記チャネル保護膜および前記ゲート絶縁膜を貫通するように設けられた第4のコンタクトホール(144)を介して前記ゲート配線と接する、請求項5記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記チャネル保護膜上の前記第1の透明導電膜および前記金属膜は、
前記半導体層の上方から前記ゲート配線の上方にかけての部分および前記ゲート配線の上方に設けられ、前記ゲート配線の上方においては積層配線(LLW)として前記ゲート配線に沿って延在し、
前記積層配線は、平面視において前記ソース配線との交差部手前で分断され、
前記薄膜トランジスタは、
前記保護膜上に形成されたジャンパー線(92)をさらに備え、
前記ジャンパー線は、
前記積層配線の分断部分の上方に設けられ、前記保護膜を貫通するように設けられた第5のコンタクトホール(145)を介して前記積層配線に接し、分断された前記積層配線間を電気的に接続する、請求項5記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記保護膜は、
有機平坦化膜を含む多層膜(82)で形成される、請求項1記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記ソース電極、前記ドレイン電極および前記第2の電極は、
前記第2の絶縁膜上に形成された第2の透明導電膜(9)を有する、請求項2記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記ソース電極および前記ドレイン電極は、
前記第2の透明導電膜上に形成された第3の金属膜(10)をさらに有し、
前記ソース配線は、
前記第2の絶縁膜で覆われ、
前記ソース配線の上方には、前記第2の絶縁膜を介して前記第3の金属膜が形成される、請求項9記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 前記薄膜トランジスタ基板は、
前記ゲート配線に駆動電圧を与える第1の駆動回路(25)と、
前記ゲート配線に駆動電圧を与える第2の駆動回路(26)と、を備え、
前記第1および第2の駆動回路は、
前記薄膜トランジスタと同じ駆動用薄膜トランジスタで構成される駆動電圧発生回路により前記駆動電圧を発生する、請求項5記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板。 - 請求項1記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板と、
該薄膜トランジスタ基板に対向して配置される対向基板と、
前記薄膜トランジスタと対向基板との間に挟持された液晶層と、を備える、液晶表示装置。 - 複数の画素がマトリックス状に配列された薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法であって、
(a)基板上に第1の金属膜(21)を形成した後、写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の金属膜をパターニングしてゲート電極およびゲート配線を形成する工程と、
(b)前記ゲート電極および前記ゲート配線を覆うようにゲート絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
(c)前記ゲート絶縁膜上に第1の半導体層(41)を形成した後、写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の半導体層をパターニングして前記ゲート電極に対向する位置に半導体層(4)を形成する工程と、
(d)前記半導体層を覆うように、前記ゲート絶縁膜上に第1の絶縁膜(51)を形成した後、前記第1の絶縁膜上に第1の透明導電膜(61)を形成する工程と、
(e)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の透明導電膜をパターニングして、ソース配線および第1の電極を形成する工程と、
(f)前記ソース配線および前記第1の電極を覆うように、前記第1の絶縁膜上に第2の絶縁膜(81)を形成する工程と、
(g)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により、前記第2の絶縁膜および前記第1の絶縁膜を貫通して前記半導体層に達する第1のコンタクトホール(14)および前記第2の絶縁膜を貫通して前記ソース配線および前記第1の電極に達する第2のコンタクトホール(141)を形成する工程と、
(h)前記第2の絶縁膜上に第2の透明導電膜(9)を形成して前記第1および第2のコンタクトホールを埋め込む工程と、
(i)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第2の透明導電膜をパターニングして、ソース電極およびドレイン電極を形成する、薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 前記工程(i)は、
前記第2の透明導電膜をパターニングして、前記第2の絶縁膜上の前記第1の電極に対向する位置に、スリット開口部を有する第2の電極(11)を形成する工程を含む、請求項13記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 複数の画素がマトリックス状に配列された薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法であって、
(a)基板上に第1の金属膜(21)を形成した後、写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の金属膜をパターニングしてゲート電極およびゲート配線を形成する工程と、
(b)前記ゲート電極および前記ゲート配線を覆うようにゲート絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
(c)前記ゲート絶縁膜上に第1の半導体層(41)を形成した後、写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の半導体層をパターニングして前記ゲート電極に対向する位置に半導体層(41)を形成する工程と、
(d)前記半導体層を覆うように、前記ゲート絶縁膜上に第1の絶縁膜(51)を形成した後、前記第1の絶縁膜上に第1の透明導電膜(61)および第2の金属膜(71)をこの順に形成する工程と、
(e)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第2の金属膜および前記第1の透明導電膜をパターニングして、第1および第2の領域に、前記第1の透明導電膜と前記第2の金属膜の積層膜を形成する工程と、
(f)第1の領域には前記工程(e)の写真製版工程で作製したレジストを残し、第2の領域からは前記レジストを削除する工程と、
(g)前記第1の領域には前記レジストを残した状態で前記第2の金属膜のエッチングを行って、前記第2の領域から前記第2の金属膜を除去して、第1の電極を形成すると共に、前記第1の透明導電膜上に前記第2の金属膜をさらに有するソース配線を形成する工程と、
(h)前記ソース配線および前記第1の電極を覆うように、前記第1の絶縁膜上に第2の絶縁膜(81)を形成する工程と、
(i)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により、前記第2の絶縁膜および前記第1の絶縁膜を貫通して前記半導体層に達する第1のコンタクトホール(14)および前記第2の絶縁膜を貫通して前記第2の金属膜および前記第1の電極に達する第2のコンタクトホール(141)を形成する工程と、
(j)前記第2の絶縁膜上に第2の透明導電膜を形成して前記第1および第2のコンタクトホールを埋め込む工程と、
(k)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第2の透明導電膜をパターニングして、ソース電極、ドレイン電極および第2の電極を形成する、薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 前記工程(e)は、
(e-1)前記写真製版工程で、前記第1の領域においては第1の膜厚部分を有し、前記第2の領域においては前記第1の膜厚部分よりも薄い第2の膜厚部分を有するレジストパターンを形成する工程と、
(e-2)前記レジストパターンを用いて前記エッチング工程で、前記第2の金属膜および前記第1の透明導電膜をパターニングする工程と、を含み、
前記工程(f)は、
前記レジストパターンの前記第2の膜厚部分が消滅するように前記レジストパターンの膜厚を減じることで、前記第1の領域には前記レジストを残し、前記第2の領域からは前記レジストを削除する工程を含む、請求項15記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 複数の画素がマトリックス状に配列された薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法であって、
(a)基板上に第1の金属膜(21)を形成した後、写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の金属膜をパターニングしてゲート電極およびゲート配線を形成する工程と、
(b)前記ゲート電極および前記ゲート配線を覆うようにゲート絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
(c)前記ゲート絶縁膜上に第1の半導体層(41)を形成した後、写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第1の半導体層をパターニングして前記ゲート電極に対向する位置に半導体層(4)を形成する工程と、
(d)前記半導体層を覆うように、前記ゲート絶縁膜上に第1の絶縁膜(51)を形成した後、前記第1の絶縁膜上に第1の透明導電膜(61)および第2の金属膜(71)をこの順に形成する工程と、
(e)真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第2の金属膜および前記第1の透明導電膜をパターニングして、第1の領域、第2の領域および第3の領域に、前記第1の透明導電膜と前記第2の金属膜の積層膜を形成する工程と、
(f)前記第1および第3の領域には前記工程(e)の写真製版工程で作製したレジストを残し、前記2の領域からは前記レジストを削除する工程と、
(g)前記第1および第3の領域には前記レジストを残した状態で前記第2の金属膜のエッチングを行って、前記2の領域から前記第2の金属膜を除去して、第1の電極を形成すると共に、前記第1の透明導電膜上に前記第2の金属膜をさらに有したソース配線を形成し、チャネル保護膜上に前記第1の透明導電膜と前記第2の金属膜の積層膜(LL)を形成する工程と、
(h)前記ソース配線、前記積層膜および前記第1の電極を覆うように、前記第1の絶縁膜上に第2の絶縁膜(81)を形成する工程と、
(i)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により、前記第2の絶縁膜および前記第1の絶縁膜を貫通して前記半導体層に達する第1のコンタクトホール(14)および前記第2の絶縁膜を貫通して前記第2の金属膜および前記第1の電極に達する第2のコンタクトホール(141)を形成する工程と、
(j)前記第2の絶縁膜上に第2の透明導電膜を形成して前記第1および第2のコンタクトホールを埋め込む工程と、
(k)写真製版工程とエッチング工程により前記第2の透明導電膜をパターニングして、ソース電極、ドレイン電極および第2の電極を形成する、薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 前記工程(e)は、
(e-1)前記写真製版工程で、前記第1および第3の領域においては第1の膜厚部分を有し、前記第2の領域においては前記第1の膜厚部分よりも薄い第2の膜厚部分を有するレジストパターンを形成する工程と、
(e-2)前記レジストパターンを用いて前記エッチング工程で、前記第2の金属膜および前記第1の透明導電膜をパターニングする工程と、を含み、
前記工程(f)は、
前記レジストパターンの前記第2の膜厚部分が消滅するように前記レジストパターンの膜厚を減じることで、前記第1および第3の領域には前記レジストを残し、前記第2の領域からは前記レジストを削除する工程を含む、請求項17記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 前記工程(d)は、
前記第1の透明導電膜をアモルファスITO膜で形成する工程を含み、
前記工程(f)は、
前記エッチング工程の後、前記薄膜トランジスタ基板をアニール処理をすることで、前記第1の透明導電膜を多結晶ITO膜に改質する工程をさらに含み、
前記工程(g)は、
PAN系の溶液を用いて前記第2の金属膜のエッチングを行う、請求項15または請求項17記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。 - 前記工程(c)は、前記第1の半導体層を酸化物半導体で形成する工程を含む、請求項13、請求項15および請求項17の何れか1項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ基板の製造方法。
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