Patent ID: 8269937
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a substrate having a display region and a non-display region; a gate line and a data line to define a pixel region in the display region; a thin film transistor at a crossing of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode and source and drain electrodes; a gate pad electrode at one end of the gate line, and a data pad electrode and a first semiconductor layer at one end of the data line, the data pad electrode on the first semiconductor layer; a peripheral line defining a plurality of openings in the non-display region and spaced apart from the data line; a second semiconductor layer extended along and below the peripheral line, the second semiconductor layer in direct contact with the peripheral line; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode in the pixel region; and a passivation layer that fills the plurality of openings defined by the peripheral line and that contacts the second semiconductor layer, wherein the peripheral line completely overlaps the second semiconductor layer.