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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Huigyeong Yun, Asan-si, KR;
Daecheol Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Konhaeng Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Hwarang Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Kookhyun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A thin film transistor (TFT) and a display device including the same capable of displaying an image having a uniform luminance are provided, the TFT including a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer while being spaced apart from one another; and a protective layer disposed on the source electrode and the drain electrode and having a contact hole through which a portion of the drain electrode is exposed, wherein the drain electrode includes a first drain electrode overlapping a portion of the gate electrode, a second drain electrode extending from the first drain electrode and having a portion exposed through the contact hole, and a third drain electrode branched from the first drain electrode to be spaced apart from the second drain electrode.