Patent ID: 7889306

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: a substrate; an electrode line; an electrode pad; an electrode link connecting the electrode line and the electrode pad; a sealant crossing the electrode link between the electrode line and the electrode pad; an organic protective film and a gate insulating film formed on the substrate and patterned such that the sealant directly contacts the substrate, a second electrode line; a second electrode pad; and a second electrode link connecting the second electrode line and the second electrode pad, wherein at least one hole is defined in the organic protective film and the gate insulating film between the electrode links, wherein said organic protective film and said gate insulating film are etched in a continuous groove extending along a direction in which the sealant is formed, wherein said organic protective film and said gate insulating film are etched more widely than said area coated with the sealant, such that a width of said groove transverse to a direction in which the sealant is formed is greater than a width of an area in which the sealant is formed, and wherein each of the electrode links is stacked with the patterns of the gate insulating film and the organic protective film.