Patent ID: 7206057

Claim:
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display panel, comprising: on a substrate, forming a gate line connected to a gate electrode; forming a gate insulating film over the substrate and on the gate line and the gate electrode; forming a semiconductor pattern on the gate insulating film; on the semiconductor pattern, forming a data line crossing the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode opposing the source electrode, wherein a pixel area is defined by the crossing of the gate and data lines, and wherein a thin film transistor includes the gate electrode, the semiconductor pattern, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; forming a protective film over the entire surface of the substrate; providing a pixel opening through the protective film and the gate insulating film within the pixel area; forming a pixel electrode within the pixel opening, wherein the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode; forming a pattern spacer overlapping at least one of the gate line, the data line, and the thin film transistor; and forming a rib overlapping the pixel electrode, wherein the pattern spacer and the rib have the same thickness.