What is the manufacturing process of TFT-LCD liquid crystal screen?

2022-07-28

What is the manufacturing process of TFT-LCD liquid crystal screen?

1. The manufacturing process of TFT-LCD has the following parts
①. Form a TFT array on the TFT substrate;
②. Form the color filter pattern and the ITO conductive layer on the color filter substrate;
③. Use two substrates to form a liquid crystal cell;
④. Module assembly for installing peripheral circuits and assembling backlight sources.

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2. The process of forming a TFT array on a TFT substrate

The TFT types that have been industrialized include: amorphous silicon TFT (a-Si TFT), polycrystalline silicon TFT (p-Si TFT), and single crystal silicon TFT (c-Si TFT). At present, a-Si TFT is still used.


The fabrication process of a-Si TFT is as follows:

①.First, the gate material film is sputtered on the borosilicate glass substrate, and the gate wiring pattern is formed after mask exposure, development and dry etching. A stepper exposure machine is generally used for mask exposure.


②. Continuous film formation by PECVD method to form SiNx film, non-doped a-Si film and phosphorus-doped n+a-Si film. Then, mask exposure and dry etching are performed to form the a-Si pattern of the TFT part.


③. The transparent electrode (ITO film) is formed by sputtering film formation, and then the display electrode pattern is formed by mask exposure and wet etching.


④. The contact hole pattern of the gate end insulating film is formed by mask exposure and dry etching.


⑤. Sputtering AL, etc. into a film, using a mask to expose and etch to form the source, drain and signal line patterns of the TFT. A protective insulating film is formed by the PECVD method, and then the insulating film is etched and formed by mask exposure and dry etching (the protective film is used to protect the gate, the end of the signal line electrode and the display electrode).


The TFT array process is the key to the TFT-LCD  manufacturing process, and it is also a part of a lot of equipment investment. The entire process requires high purification conditions (such as class 10).


3. The process of forming a color filter pattern on a color filter (CF) substrate

The methods of forming the colored portion of the color filter include dye method, pigment dispersion method, printing method, electrolytic deposition method, and inkjet method. At present, the pigment dispersion method is the main method. ## 3.5 inch spi lcd display ##


The pigment dispersion method is to disperse fine pigments with uniform particles (average particle size less than 0.1 μm) (R, G, B three colors) in a transparent photosensitive resin. Then they are sequentially coated, exposed, and developed to form R.G.B three-color patterns. Photo-etching technology is used in manufacturing, and the devices used are mainly coating, exposing and developing devices.


In order to prevent light leakage, a black matrix (BM) is generally added at the junction of the RGB three colors. In the past, sputtering was often used to form a single-layer metal chromium film, but now there are also resin-type BM films that use a composite type BM film of metal chromium and chromium oxide or a resin-mixed carbon.


In addition, it is also necessary to make a protective film on the BM and form the IT0 electrode, because the substrate with the color filter is used as the front substrate of the liquid crystal screen and the rear substrate with the TFT to form the liquid crystal cell. Therefore, we must pay attention to the positioning problem, so that each unit of the color filter corresponds to each pixel of the TFT substrate.

4. the preparation process of the liquid crystal cell

Polyimide films are respectively coated on the surfaces of the upper and lower substrates and a rubbing process is used to form alignment films that can induce molecules to be arranged as required. Then, the sealant material is distributed around the TFT array substrate, and the gasket is sprayed on the substrate. 


At the same time, silver paste was coated on the transparent electrode end of the CF substrate. Then, the two substrates are aligned and bonded, so that the CF pattern and the TFT pixel pattern are aligned one by one, and then the sealing material is cured by heat treatment. When printing the sealing material, it is necessary to leave the injection port so that the liquid crystal can be pumped by vacuum. ## 4.3 inch IPS TFT Display ##


In recent years, with the advancement of technology and the continuous increase of the size of the substrate, the manufacturing process of the box has also been greatly improved. The more representative one is the change of the filling method, from the original filling after forming the box to ODF. method, that is, the filling and the box forming are carried out simultaneously. In addition, the pad method no longer adopts the traditional spray method, but is fabricated directly on the array by photolithography.

5. Module assembly process for peripheral circuits, assembled backlights, etc.

After the liquid crystal cell manufacturing process is completed, a peripheral drive circuit needs to be installed on the panel, and then polarizers are attached to the surfaces of the two substrates. If it is a transmissive LCD . Also install a backlight.


Materials and processes are the two main factors that affect product performance. TFT-LCD goes through the above four main manufacturing processes, and a large number of complicated manufacturing processes form the products we have seen.


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