US Patent 10396212 Thin film transistor array panel

A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a metal pattern positioned on the substrate; a buffer layer positioned on the metal pattern; and a semiconductor layer positioned on the buffer layer and including a source region, a channel region, and a drain region, wherein the metal pattern overlaps at least one of the source region and the drain region, and the metal pattern does not overlap the channel region.