Patent ID: 8462309

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a TFT substrate; a counter substrate; and liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate, wherein a plurality of different color filters are arranged on the counter substrate, and spacers are formed by stacking the plurality of different color filters and by covering a surface of the stacked different color filters with an overcoat layer, pedestals are formed on the TFT substrate in a state where the pedestal faces the spacer in an opposed manner, an alignment film is formed between the pedestals and the liquid crystal, wherein the pedestal is formed by stacking, on a gate scanning line, at least a semiconductor layer and a metal layer which are formed simultaneously with a thin film transistor on the TFT substrate, a width of the semiconductor layer in a direction of extension of the gate scanning line is substantially equal to a largest width of the spacer in the direction of extension of the gate scanning line, and a width of the metal layer in the direction of extension of the gate scanning line is substantially smaller than a largest width of the spacer in the direction of extension of the gate scanning line, and wherein a width of the semiconductor layer in a direction of extension of a drain signal line is substantially equal to a width of the gate scanning line in the direction of extension of the drain signal line.