Patent ID: 7042532

Claim:
A display device having a plurality of pixels, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of gate lines provided on the substrate; a first insulating layer provided on the plurality of gate lines; a source line at least partially overlapping the plurality of gate lines with the first insulating layer interposed therebetween; a plurality of island-shaped conductors for repairing source line disconnection, provided below the source line with the first insulating layer interposed therebetween, the plurality of island-shaped conductors provided between and adjacent the gate lines; a switching element controlling a signal to a pixel; a second insulating layer with a through hole, provided on the switching element and the plurality of island-shaped conductors; and a pixel electrode provided above the switching element with the second insulating layer interposed therebetween and connected with the switching element via the through hole, the pixel electrode partially overlapping the plurality of island-shaped conductors.