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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Matsukizono, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An active matrix substrate () includes: a plurality of pixel regions arranged on a substrate () in a matrix pattern extending in a first and a second direction; a plurality of gate lines G extending in the first direction; and a plurality of source lines S extending in the second direction, the active matrix substrate having a display area () including a plurality of pixel regions and a non-display area () located in a periphery of the display area, wherein: the pixel regions each include a thin-film transistor () including an oxide semiconductor layer, and a pixel electrode () formed integral with a drain electrode (); gate electrode () and the gate lines G are made of a first transparent conductive film; the drain electrode () and the pixel electrode () are made of a second transparent conductive film and provided in the non-display area (); and the active matrix substrate further includes a plurality of gate signal lines made of a metal film and a first connecting portion that connects each of the gate lines G to one of the gate signal lines.