Patent ID: 7477352
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate having an active region and a non-active region along a peripheral portion of the active region; a second substrate facing and spaced apart from the first substrate, and having an active region and a non-active region along a peripheral portion of the active region; a seal pattern between the first and second substrates disposed along a border of the active and non-active regions; a gate line on an interior surface of the first substrate and crossing the seal pattern; a data line crossing the gate line and the seal pattern; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor includes an active layer, and source and drain electrodes; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a common electrode on an interior surface of the second surface; a first step-compensating pattern adjacent to the seal pattern and the gate line; a second step-compensating pattern adjacent to the seal pattern and the data line; a semiconductor pattern between the first step-compensating pattern and the gate line; a liquid crystal material layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; a gate pad connected to the gate line and a data pad connected to the data line, wherein the first step-compensating pattern is formed over the gate line at a first crossing of the gate line and the seal pattern, wherein the second step-compensating pattern is formed under the data line at a second crossing of the data line and the seal pattern.