Patent ID: 7593068

Claim:
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of: forming a first metal layer on a substrate to form a gate line including a gate electrode, a gate pad, and a first capacitor electrode; forming a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, an active layer, and a second metal layer on the substrate; patterning the second metal layer to form a data line including a data pad, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a second capacitor electrode; forming a passivation layer on the substrate; forming a photoresist on the passivation layer; exposing the photoresist using a mask having a plurality of light shielding portions, a plurality of light transmissive portions, and a plurality of semi-transmissive portions; forming a plurality of first photoresist portions, a plurality of second photoresist portions, and a plurality of third photoresist portions, wherein the first photoresist portions correspond to portions of a thin film transistor, the data line, the second capacitor electrode, the second photoresist portions correspond to portions of the gate pad, portions of the data pad, portions of the second capacitor electrode, the third photoresist portions correspond to a pixel region, portions of the gate pad, portions of the source electrode, portions of the drain electrode, and wherein the first photoresist portions correspond to the plurality of light shielding portions, the second photoresist portions correspond to the plurality of light transmissive portions, and the third photoresist portions correspond to the plurality of semi-transmissive portions; patterning the passivation layer, the active layer, the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, wherein the pixel electrode contacts a side edge portions of the drain electrode.