Liquid crystal display and method

Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction to transmit gate signals and a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction to transmit data voltages. The data lines cross the gate lines. A plurality of thin film transistors are connected to the gate and the data lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes are connected to the thin film transistors. A passivation layer is formed on the gate and the data lines. A shielding electrode extends along the gate and the data lines such that the shielding electrode overlaps the gate and the data lines, and the shielding electrode overlapping the gate line has a width larger than the width of the gate line. As the shielding electrode completely covers the data and the gate lines, the parasitic capacitance between the data and gate lines and the pixel electrode is reduced, thereby preventing deterioration of the display image quality.

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