A gate metal is formed in a film, the foregoing gate metal is partially etched per each TFT having a different property, and a gate electrode is fabricated. Specifically, a resist mask is fabricated by exposing a resist to light per each TFT having a different property which is required. A gate metal is etched per each TFT having a different property which is required using the foregoing resist mask. At this time, a gate metal covering a semiconductor active layer of a TFT except for the TFT during the time when the patterning of a gate electrode is performed is left as it is covered. The step of fabricating a gate electrode of each TFT may be performed under the conditions optimized in conformity with the required property.