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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takafumi Kawaguchi, Yamatotakada, JP;
Shiro Takeda, Tenri, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257347 ; 257784 ; 359 54 ; 359 87 ; 359 88 ;
Abstract
In an active matrix substrate including an array of thin film transistors arranged in a matrix, source buses and gate buses formed on an insulating substrate, a contact pad is formed on the source buses and the gate buses so that a metal portion of these buses is exposed, in order to provide an access for probing to monitor the waveform of signals.