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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Kunshan New Flat Panel Display Technology Center Co., Ltd., KunShan, Jiangsu, CN;
KUNSHAN NEW FLAT PANEL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD., Kunshan, Jiangsu, CN;
Abstract
A thin film transistor with a protective layer is disclosed. The thin film transistor includes an active region (), a gate insulating layer (), a gate (), a source () and a drain (), a passivation layer (), and a planarization layer () that are successively formed on a flexible substrate (), wherein a protective layer () is formed between the passivation layer () and the planarization layer (), and located directly above the active region () and the gate (), and wherein the protective layer is made of metal and covers part of the active region in a direction perpendicular to the gate, the protective layer completely covering a gap between the gate and the source as well as a gap between the gate and the drain, and not completely covering the gate.