A manufacturing method for an array substrate, comprising forming a gate metal on a base substrate, patterning the gate metal to form a gate part having a gate electrode, a gate line and a gate pad. Then, a gate insulating layer, an active layer and a data metal are sequentially formed on the base substrate to cover the gate part. The data metal is patterned to form a data part having a data electrode, a data pad and a pixel electrode. Then, the exposed portion of the active layer is removed, and the exposed portion of the gate insulation layer is removed. When the data electrode is divided into a source electrode and a drain electrode, a switching device is completed.