Patent ID: 7142276

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising an active-matrix substrate and a counter substrate sandwiching therebetween a liquid crystal (LC) layer, said active-matrix substrate comprising: a transparent insulator substrate; a plurality of signal lines extending parallel to one another on said transparent substrate; a plurality of scanning lines extending parallel to one another and perpendicular to said signal lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in vicinities of intersections between said signal lines and said scanning lines; a plurality of terminals connected to said signal lines and said scanning lines, and an orientation film overlying said pixel electrodes, at least one of said terminals having a layer structure including a first metallic film pattern formed on said transparent insulator substrate; a first dielectric film having a first via hole, said first dielectric film formed on said first metallic film pattern; a second dielectric film having a second via hole; and a transparent conductive film pattern electrically connected with said first metallic film pattern through first and second via holes of said first and second dielectric films, wherein said second hole overlies said first hole and has a periphery different from that of said first hole, said transparent conductive film pattern having a central area and a peripheral edge; and wherein at least a first portion of said peripheral edge is located inside of said first via hole, and a second portion of said peripheral edge is located outside of said second via hole as viewed perpendicular to said active-matrix substrate.