Patent ID: 7760319

Claim:
An active matrix liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer therebetween; a plurality of video signal lines and a plurality of scan lines formed on one of the first and second substrates, and a plurality of display electrodes connected to one of the video signal lines on the one of the first and second substrates through an active device; a plurality of pixel areas which are defined by the video signal lines and the scan signal lines which are formed in the shape of a matrix; and each of the pixel areas has the display electrode, a reference electrode and the active device; wherein the display electrodes are arranged on the first substrate, and is the reference electrodes are arranged the second substrate; a part of the reference electrodes have a plurality layers and is conductive; a sealing material is formed between the first and second substrate and along a periphery of the first and second substrates, the sealing material having a plurality of conductive beads; and a connecting terminal is formed on the first substrate, the connecting terminal extending from an edge of the first substrate to under the sealing material; wherein the connecting terminal is connected electrically to the reference electrodes thorough the sealing material.