Array substrate manufactured by reduced times of patterning processes manufacturing method thereof and display apparatus

Abstract

An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The array substrate includes thin-film transistors (TFTs) and conductive electrodes; the TFT includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and an active layer; the source electrode and the drain electrode are arranged in the same layer and at two ends of the active layer and at least directly partially contact the upper surface or the lower surface of the active layer; and the conductive electrode is directly disposed on the electrode. With improved layer structures of the array substrate, a plurality of layer structures is formed in one patterning process by stepped photoresist process, so as to reduce the frequency of patterning processes, better ensure the compactness of the array substrate, and guarantee good contact between the layer structures in the array substrate.