Patent ID: 7098986

Claim:
A data pad region of a liquid crystal display panel, comprising: a substrate having an insulating layer disposed thereon; a plurality of data lines vertically arranged at specified intervals on the substrate; a plurality of data pads respectively connected to the data lines, each data pad including a first contact area having a plurality of first contact regions exposing first side portions of the data line and first portions of the insulating layer, a second contact area having a plurality of second contact regions exposing second side portions of the data line and second portions of the insulating layer, and a central contact area disposed between the first and second contact areas and exposing a third portion of the insulating layer; and a conductive material disposed within each of the first, second, and central contact areas and continuously contacting each of the first and second side portions of the data line and the first and second portions of the insulating layer exposed in the first and second contact regions, respectively, and the third portion of the insulating layer, wherein a contact area of the conductive material and the third portion of the insulating layer is greater than each contact area of the conductive material and the first and second portions of the insulating layer.