US5340491A
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Etchant for production of electrode plate structure for liquid crystal display device
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-04-16
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Granted: 1994-08-23
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Expires: 2013-04-16
Abstract
Abstract An ITO (indium tin oxide) film on a substrate is effectively etched by an etchant which is an aqueous solution containing hydrogen iodide and ferric chloride to form an electrode plate structure for liquid crystal display device. The etchant does not corrode an Mo or Mo alloy film and accordingly can selectively etch the ITO film already carrying thereon a pattern of Mo or Mo alloy forming an auxiliary electrode for compensating for the resistivity of the ITO film. The etchant is also effective for etching of the ITO film formed on an organic layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Enomoto
- 👤 Masayuki Shimamune
- 👤 Keishi Danjo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:56
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1343; G02F1/13439; C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/53; C04B41/5338; C04B41/5353; C04B41/80; C04B41/91; H; H10; H10F; H10F71/00; H10F71/138; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00844; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
An etchant, comprising: an aqueous solution containing hydrogen iodide and ferric chloride, wherein the hydrogen iodide is contained at a concentration of 19-52 wt. %, and the ferric chloride is contained at a concentration of 3-21 wt. %.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
An etchant, comprising: an aqueous solution containing hydrogen iodide and ferric chloride, wherein the hydrogen iodide is contained at a concentration of 19-52 wt. %, and the ferric chloride is contained at a concentration of 3-21 wt. %.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An etchant according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogen iodide is contained at a concentration of 24-48 wt. %, and the ferric chloride is contained at a concentration of 6-18 wt. %.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An etchant, comprising: an aqueous solution containing hydrogen iodide and ferric chloride, which is a mixture solution of 0.1-1.5 volume of a ferric chloride aqueous solution having an FeCl 3 content of about 35 wt. % with one volume of hydroiodic acid having an HI content of 47-57 wt. %.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An etchant, comprising: an aqueous solution containing hydrogen iodide and ferric chloride, which is a mixture solution of 0.1-1.5 volume of a ferric chloride aqueous solution having an FeCl 3 content of about 35 wt. % with one volume of hydroiodic acid having an HI content of 47-57 wt. %.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An etchant according to claim 3, which is a mixture solution of 0.2-1 volume of a ferric chloride aqueous solution having an FeCl 3 content of about 35 wt. % with one volume of hydroiodic acid having an HI content of 47-57 wt. %.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An etchant according to claim 1, which is an etchant for selective etching of an indium tin oxide film in contact with a pattern of molybdenum or molybdenum alloy film formed on the indium tin oxide film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
An etchant according to claim 3, which is an etchant for selective etching of an indium tin oxide film in contact with a pattern of molybdenum or molybdenum alloy film formed on the indium tin oxide film.
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