Patent ID: 7679594

Claim:
A liquid crystal display panel, comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal cells defined by crossing a plurality of gate lines and data lines and provided at a display area of first and second substrates joined to each other by a sealant; a gate driving circuit having a plurality of stages and provided at a circuit area of a non-display area at an outer portion of the display area, each stage including an output buffer connected to a corresponding gate line for applying a scanning pulse to the corresponding gate line and a controller connected to the output buffer for controlling an output of the output buffer; and a plurality of LOG-type (line-on-glass) signal lines and a plurality of contact electrodes that connect the signal lines and the stages for applying a plurality of signals to the stages and provided at a LOG area of the non-display area, wherein the signal lines or a portion of the output buffer overlaps with the sealant.