Patent ID: 6624856
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:pixel electrodes formed of transparent conductive material; thin film transistors each provided with a gate electrode formed of shielding material and having a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor thin film, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a channel protection film smaller than the gate electrode, a thickness of the semiconductor thin film being at least 200 Ã¥ and less than 400 Ã¥, each of the pixel electrodes having a edge adjacent to the front edge and one of the side edges of the gate electrode, the source electrode extending over the front edge of the gate electrode to be connected with the pixel electrode, the channel protection film having front edge facing the front edge of the gate electrode, and a distance between the front edge of the gate electrode and the front edge of the channel protection film being 0.2-1.2 &mgr;m.