McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Liquid crystal display device with improved heat dissipation properties and fabrication method thereof, having dummy contact hole between channels
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having gate and data driving elements with improved heat dissipation properties. The driving elements each have the following: a source and a drain electrode, each with contact holes that provide electrical contact with an active area formed on the driving element's substrate; multiple separate channels between the source and the drain; and a gate electrode formed crossing the multiple channels. Also formed are dummy contact holes that allow the metal of the electrodes to penetrate to a layer below the active layer without contacting it. The dummy contact hole provides a thermally conductive channel whereby heat that would otherwise build up in the channels, and degrade the performance of the driving element, is conducted through the dummy contact hole and radiated away by the electrode metal.
LG Display Co., Ltd.
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Seok Woo
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