Patent ID: 8901564

Claim:
An array substrate comprising; a base substrate; a contact part on the base substrate, the contact part including a first metal pattern, a second metal pattern, a disconnection control pattern and a connecting pattern, wherein the second metal pattern is disposed on a layer different from the first metal pattern, wherein the disconnection control pattern overlaps a side surface of the second metal pattern, wherein the connecting pattern is formed on the first and second metal patterns and the disconnection control pattern and connects the first metal pattern with the second metal pattern, and wherein the base substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, wherein the array substrate further comprises a pixel electrode in the display area; a data line connected to the pixel electrode and disposed in the display area; and a fan-out line connected to the data line and disposed in the peripheral area, wherein the contact part is disposed in the peripheral area, the first metal pattern extends from the fan-out line, and the second metal pattern extends from the data line.