Patent ID: 8742416

Claim:
A display panel comprising: gate lines disposed on a first substrate; signal lines extending across said gate lines and including portions, other than portions thereof that extend across said gate lines, disposed on the same surface as said gate lines, said portions that extend across said gate lines being disposed in positions facing said gate lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween; transistors having gate electrodes connected to said gate lines, source electrodes connected to said signal lines and disposed on said insulating film, and drain electrodes disposed on said insulating film; pixel electrodes connected to said drain electrode and disposed on said insulating film; a protective film covering said transistors and said pixel electrodes, wherein the thickness of the protective film is the same as or smaller than the thickness of the insulating film; and a common electrode disposed on said protective film, wherein a spacing between said common electrode and said signal lines is determined by the thickness of the protective film and the thickness of the insulating film.