Patent ID: 6914643

Claim:
An active matrix type liquid crystal display comprising: a switching element formed for each of a plurality of pixels decided by a plurality of bus lines; a short ring connected to the plurality of bus lines; and an electrostatic protection element portion formed between each of the plurality of bus lines and the short ring, wherein the electrostatic protection element portion comprises a thin film transistor having a source or a drain electrode connected to the bus lines and the drain or the source electrode connected to the short ring, a conductive material connected to a gate electrode of the thin film transistor, a first resistor connected to the conductive material for connecting the gate electrode of the thin film transistor to the bus lines, and a second resistor connected to the conductive material for connecting the gate electrode of the thin film transistor to the short ring, and wherein the gate electrode of the thin film transistor is connected to the conductive material via capacitor.