Liquid crystal display device comprising a protective film so that the protective film borders with one end of a transparent conductive pattern
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- a gate line on a substrate;
a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area;
a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer to define a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode;
a common line on the substrate;
a common electrode in the pixel area; and
a pixel electrode in the pixel area to form a horizontal electrode field with the common electrode,wherein the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode have an opaque conductive pattern and a transparent conductive pattern, the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of the transparent conductive pattern of the drain electrode, and one end of a protective film borders with an end of the transparent conductive pattern at an area in which the end of the transparent conductive pattern is overlapped with the common line.
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Abstract
A thin film transistor substrate for applying a horizontal electric field and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. In a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film there between to define a pixel area; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer to define a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line on the substrate; a common electrode in the pixel area; and a pixel electrode in the pixel area to form a horizontal electrode field with the common electrode, wherein the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode have an opaque conductive pattern and a transparent conductive pattern, the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of the transparent conductive pattern of the drain electrode, and a protective film borders with the transparent conductive pattern and in the remaining area thereof.
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11 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer to define a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line on the substrate; a common electrode in the pixel area; and a pixel electrode in the pixel area to form a horizontal electrode field with the common electrode, wherein the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode have an opaque conductive pattern and a transparent conductive pattern, the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of the transparent conductive pattern of the drain electrode, and one end of a protective film borders with an end of the transparent conductive pattern at an area in which the end of the transparent conductive pattern is overlapped with the common line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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