Patent ID: 8358394

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; a plurality of pixel regions formed by a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of image signal lines formed over the first substrate; a first insulating layer formed over the plurality of gate signal lines; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of gate signal lines; a second insulating layer formed over the plurality of thin film transistors; a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of thin film transistors; a counter electrode formed over the second insulating layer which is formed by a first transparent conductive layer; and a second transparent conductive layer and an external connection terminal disposed outside of the plurality pixel regions; wherein the second transparent conductive layer is formed over the second insulating layer and is electrically connected to the counter electrode and the external connection terminal; and wherein a part of each of the plurality of gate signal lines is disposed outside of the plurality pixel regions and is covered by the second transparent conductive layer.