Mother substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same

A method of fabricating a mother substrate for a liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• forming a plurality of unit array patterns on a substrate, each of the plurality of unit array patterns including a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor;
• forming a first electrostatic discharge pattern surrounding the plurality of unit array patterns;
• forming a second electrostatic discharge pattern connected to the gate line and crossing the first electrostatic discharge pattern;
• and
• forming a third electrostatic discharge pattern connected to the data line and crossing the first electrostatic discharge pattern, the third electrostatic discharge pattern electrically connected to the second electrostatic discharge pattern.

A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• forming a plurality of unit array patterns on a first mother substrate, each of the plurality of unit array patterns including a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor;
• forming a first electrostatic discharge pattern surrounding the plurality of unit array patterns;
• forming a second electrostatic discharge pattern connected to the gate line and crossing the first electrostatic discharge pattern;
• forming a third electrostatic discharge pattern connected to the data line and crossing the first electrostatic discharge pattern, the third electrostatic discharge pattern electrically connected to the second electrostatic discharge pattern;
• forming a plurality of unit color filter patterns on a second mother substrate, each of the plurality of unit color filter patterns including a black matrix, a color filter layer on the black matrix, a common electrode on the color filter layer;
• attaching the first and second mother substrates such that the pixel electrode faces the common electrode;
• cutting the first and second mother substrates along a substrate cutting line such that the first, second and third electrostatic discharge patterns are removed;
• and
• forming a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.