Patent ID: 8199273

Claim:
An array substrate for a display device, comprising: a plurality of scanning lines and control lines substantially in a parallel arrangement; a plurality of signal lines that are arranged perpendicularly to the scanning and control lines, with a first insulator film arranged to insulate the scanning and control lines from the signal lines; switching elements, each of which is arranged in a vicinity of a respective intersection of the scanning and signal lines and has a first electrode terminal electrically connected with respective one of the signal lines; a second insulator film that covers a multi-layer wiring pattern including the scanning and control lines and the signal lines; pixel electrodes, which are arranged in a matrix form and each of which is electrically connected to a second electrode terminal of the respective switching element; island metal patterns, each of which is arranged to at least partly overlap the control line and is electrically connected with said second electrode terminal of the respective switching element; a wiring breakage that separates one of the signal lines into two wiring parts; and bridge wirings, which connect said two wiring parts by way of one of the island metal patterns and are arranged to overlap the pixel electrodes as interposed by the second insulator film therebetween, wherein said one of metal island patterns is electrically disconnected from the switching element that is associated with said one of metal island patterns.