Patent ID: 7705954

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a gate pad that includes a gate ITO electrode formed on a substrate, a first gate pad bottom electrode and a second gate pad bottom electrode formed on a first predetermined region of the gate ITO electrode, a gate insulating layer formed on the first gate pad bottom electrode and the second gate pad bottom electrode, a passivation layer formed on the gate insulating layer, a gate pad top electrode formed on the passivation layer, and two contact holes to connect the gate pad top electrode to the gate ITO electrode at a second predetermined region of the gate ITO electrode different from the first predetermined region such that the first and second gate pad bottom electrodes do not contact the gate pad top electrode; and a liquid crystal panel having a gate line that has a dual structure integrally formed with the first gate pad bottom electrode and the second gate pad bottom electrode, wherein the gate pad top electrode is directly on gate ITO electrode, wherein the first and second gate pad bottom electrodes are formed on a left side and a right side of the gate ITO electrode.