Liquid crystal display device comprising a plurality of vertical and horizontal gate lines that directly contact a same upper surface of a same layer

A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

• a plurality of vertical gate lines and a plurality of data lines arranged in a first direction in a liquid crystal panel;
• a plurality of horizontal gate lines arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the liquid crystal panel, the plurality of horizontal gate lines and the plurality of vertical gate lines being on different layers and extending through a display area in which a plurality of pixels are defined;
• and
• a plurality of driving ICs disposed in an upper or lower non-display area of the liquid crystal panel, connected to the plurality of vertical gate lines to supply a scan signal, and connected to the plurality of data lines to supply data voltages,
• wherein the plurality of vertical gate lines and the plurality of horizontal gate lines are electrically connected to each other in pairs through a contact in an overlapping area therebetween, and
• wherein the plurality of vertical gate lines and the plurality of data lines directly contact a same upper surface of a same layer.