| abstract |
The invention provides a substrate and high-density pixel array for use in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The pixels are formed using integrated circuit (IC) processes on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates and include thin film transistors (TFTs) formed in single-crystal silicon. Instead of bonding a layer of single-crystal silicon to a separate transparent substrate made of glass, quartz, or another transparent material, or partially crystallizing silicon deposited on a substrate, the invention employs a unitary SOI wafer substrate having a buried insulating layer of silicon dioxide. A high-density pixel array comprising rows and columns of pixel electrodes, each controlled by a TFT, is formed in the surface layer of the substrate. The bulk silicon supporting layer, beneath the pixel array, on the opposite side of the insulating layer of the substrate, is removed. The resultant substrate includes a pixel array and a supporting layer of silicon dioxide. |