A method for fabricating a pixel structure is provided. First, a gate, a
scan line, and a first terminal are formed on a substrate. A gate
insulating layer is formed over the substrate to cover the gate, the scan
line, and the first terminal. After defining the semiconductor layer, the
gate insulating layer is patterned to exposure the first terminal. A
transparent conductive layer is formed over the substrate and a patterned
photoresist layer is formed on the transparent conductive layer. The
transparent conductive layer is patterned using the patterned photoresist
layer as a mask, so as to define a source, a drain, a data line, a pixel
electrode, a second terminal, and a contact pad. Because only four
photomasks are used to implement the above method for fabricating the
pixel structure, the cost of manufacturing can be reduced.