Patent ID: 8665386

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising: a first substrate having a pixel region; an active pattern formed on the pixel region, and extends toward the pixel region; a storage electrode formed on the active pattern, and formed of a conductive material; a insulation layer formed on the first substrate having the active pattern and the storage electrode; a gate electrode on the insulation layer; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region, wherein the pixel electrode is formed from a first conductive material disposed in the pixel region and a second conductive material disposed on the first conductive material along edges of the pixel region, and wherein the gate electrode is formed from the second conductive material; an inter-insulation layer formed on the insulation layer, the gate electrode, and the pixel electrode, wherein first and second contact holes are defined through the insulation layer and the inter-insulation layer to the source and drain regions of the active pattern, respectively, and wherein an opening is defined through the inter-insulation layer for opening the pixel region; a source electrode electrically connected to the source region through the first contact hole; a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region through the second contact hole, wherein a portion of the drain electrode extends towards the pixel region to constitute a protrusion region and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode through the protrusion region; a second substrate bonded to the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates.