Patent ID: 8009256

Claim:
A display device comprising: an array substrate comprising: a base substrate having a plurality of pixel regions and a signal transmission region interposed between the pixel regions; a signal transmission line disposed in the signal transmission region, the signal transmission line including at least one of a gate line and a data line; a passivation layer covering the signal transmission line in the signal transmission region; a pixel electrode formed in each of the pixel regions and on the passivation layer; an organic layer having an opening exposing the passivation layer such that the pixel electrode is disposed in the opening, an organic ridge pattern protruding directly on the passivation layer in the signal transmission region and separated from the base substrate; and a shielding electrode disposed on an upper surface of the organic ridge pattern in the signal transmission region such that a gap between adjacent shielding electrodes is overlapped with the signal transmission line; an opposite substrate facing the array substrate, the opposite substrate including an opposite base substrate and a common electrode on the opposite base substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate.