Patent ID: 7375778

Claim:
An array panel for a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a substrate; a gate line, a gate electrode, a first light shielding pattern, and a second light on the substrate, wherein shielding pattern on the substrate, wherein the gate line is connected to the gate electrode; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the gate electrode; an active layer on the gate insulating layer; an ohmic contact layer on the active layer; a data line, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on the ohmic contact layer, wherein the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode are formed of molybdenum and wherein the first light shielding pattern includes a main body portion parallel to and separated from the data line and projecting portions that project from respective ends of the main body portion to respectively overlap portions of the data line; a passivation layer on the data line and the source and drain electrodes; and a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, wherein the ohmic contact layer has the same shape as the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, wherein the active layer has the same shape as the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode except for a channel area between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the channel area has a “U” shape, and wherein the first light shielding pattern has an island shape separated from gate line and the second light shielding pattern is connected to the gate line.