Patent ID: 8704786

Claim:
A display apparatus, comprising: a first substrate comprising: a display area comprising a plurality of pixels to display an image; and a peripheral area comprising a driving circuit to drive the pixels; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first spacer disposed in the peripheral area to maintain a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a second spacer disposed in the display area to maintain the distance between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the driving circuit comprises: a first signal line; a second signal line insulated from the first signal line; a first protective layer disposed on the first signal line and the second signal line, the first protective layer comprising a first contact hole to expose a portion of the first signal line and a portion of the second signal line; and a bridge electrode disposed on the first protective layer to connect the first signal line and the second signal line through the first contact hole, and wherein the peripheral area further comprises: a contact area disposed in an area corresponding to the first contact hole; and a non-contact area disposed in an area corresponding to the first spacer.