Patent ID: 7215387

Claim:
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising: forming an active pattern and a data line on a substrate; forming a first insulating layer on the data line wherein the active pattern does not contact the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer on the substrate; forming a gate electrode on the second insulating layer above the active pattern; forming a third insulating layer on the substrate; forming first and second contact holes through the second and third insulating layers to expose first and second portions of the active pattern, and forming a third contact hole through the first, second, and third insulating layers exposing a portion of the data line, respectively; and forming source and drain electrodes on the third insulating layer, the source electrode connected to the first exposed portion of the active pattern through the first contact hole and connected to the first exposed portion of the data line through the third contact hole, and the drain electrode connected to the second exposed portion of the active pattern through the second contact hole.