Patent ID: 6268895
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: an active matrix substrate; a counter substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, whereinthe active matrix substrate includes a plurality of switching elements, a plurality of pixel electrodes, gate lines for supplying control signals to the switching elements, and source lines for supplying data signals to the switching elements, the gate lines and the source lines crossing each other, and the pixel electrodes being connected to respective source lines through the switching elements,the counter substrate includes a counter electrode opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes through the liquid crystal layer,the plurality of pixel electrodes, the counter electrode and the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween form a plurality of pixel regions,the liquid crystal display device includes a display region including the plurality of pixel regions and a peripheral region surrounding the display region,the active matrix substrate includes a light shielding portion formed of a metal material in the peripheral region so as to substantially surround the display region,the light shielding portion includes a first light shielding portion formed separately from one of the gate lines or the source lines, and a second light shielding portion covering at least a part of a region between the first light shielding portion and the one of the gate lines or the source lines, andthe second light shielding portion is made of a different material from that for the first light shielding portion and the one of the gate lines or the source lines.