Liquid crystal display device
AssigneeLG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung Il Park, Kwang Soon Park
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device for minimizing the number of data lines and reducing a line resistance is disclosed. In the device, liquid crystal cells are provided at intersections between gate lines and data lines. At least one thin film transistor is provided at each liquid crystal cell to drive the liquid crystal cells. A source protrusion is provided at an ith horizontal line (wherein i is an integer) and is extended from any one of the thin film transistors. The source protrusion is connected, via at least one gate line, an other horizontal gate line excluding the ith horizontal line. A gate protrusion is extended from the other horizontal gate line in such a manner to be connected with the source protrusion.
Claims24
A liquid crystal display device having gate lines and data lines, comprising:
- liquid crystal cells provided at intersections between the gate lines and data lines;
- at least one thin film transistor provided at each liquid crystal cell to drive the liquid crystal cells;
- a source protrusion provided for a thin film transistor located at an ith horizontal line (where i is an integer) and extending from the thin film transistor, said source protrusion being connected, across at least one gate line, to a horizontal gate line other than the ith horizontal gate line;
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- a gate protrusion extending from a thin film transistor located at the horizontal gate line other than the ith horizontal gate line connectable with the source protrusion.
A method of making a liquid crystal display device having gate lines and data lines, comprising:
- providing liquid crystal cells at intersections between gate lines and data lines;
- providing at least one thin film transistor at each liquid crystal cell to drive the liquid crystal cells;
- providing a source protrusion for a thin film transistor located at an ith horizontal line (where i is an integer) and extending from the thin film transistor, said source protrusion being connected, across at least one gate line, to a horizontal gate line other than the ith horizontal gate line;
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- providing a gate protrusion extending from a thin film transistor located at the horizontal gate line other than the ith horizontal gate line connectable with the source protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.