Patent ID: 6870592

Claim:
A liquid-crystal display panel comprising: a plurality of pixels; and a columnar spacer formed and disposed on a portion of a surface of a multi-layered film, said film formed on a surface of a substrate facing a transparent electrode provided in at least a part of pixels among a plurality of pixel portions forming a liquid-crystal display panel, said portion of said multi-layered film having little variation in thickness that is disposed in a contact hole, wherein said columnar spacer is formed on a transparent pixel electrode film; and wherein in the region below the contact hole, the transparent pixel electrode film is formed on and in direct contact with a drain electrode of a TFT, said drain electrode of said TFT being formed on and in direct contact with an insulating film, and said insulating film being formed on and in direct contact with said substrate, and wherein a cross-sectional area of said columnar spacer is smaller than the contact hole and further wherein said columnar spacer contacts said drain electrode of said TFT via said transparent pixel electrode.