Patent ID: 7369202
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel in an in plane switching (IPS) mode LCD device, comprising: a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate, the TFT array substrate including: a gate line having a transparent conductive layer and a first metal layer formed on the transparent conductive layer; a data line crossing the gate line; a TFT at the crossing of the gate and data lines; a protective film over the TFT for protecting the TFT; a pixel electrode connected to the TFT and having the transparent conductive layer; a common line substantially parallel to the gate line, and having the transparent conductive layer and the first metal layer formed on the transparent conductive layer; a common electrode connected to the common line for generating a horizontally oriented electric field with the pixel electrode; and a pad connected to at least one of the gate line, the data line, and the common line, wherein the pad includes the transparent conductive layer; and a color filter array substrate, wherein: a first portion of the TFT array substrate is overlapped by the color filter array substrate; a second portion of the TFT array substrate is not overlapped by the color filter array substrate; and the pad is within the second portion of the TFT array substrate and exposed by the protective film.