Array substrate for use in lcd device

Abstract

A TFT array substrate for use in an LCD device includes at least one repair line to repair line defects. The repair line(s) is formed when forming the pixel electrode so that additional process steps are not required. Accordingly, productivity can be increased. Moreover, either a short-circuit or an open-circuit can be repaired due to the repair line(s). Thus, in the present invention, a TFT array substrate, including: a substrate; a gate line formed on the substrate, arranged in a transverse direction and having a gate electrode; a data line insulated against the gate line by a first insulation layer, arranged in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the gate line, having a source electrode near the cross point of the gate and data lines, and having first and second data lines which are defined by a cross point of the gate and data lines; a drain electrode space apart from the source electrode over the gate electrode; a pixel electrode connecting to the drain electrode; and a repair line(s) insulated against the data and gate lines by insulation layers and overlapping the gate and data lines, one repair line overlapping a free end of the other repair line and the gate line.