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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Shin-ichi Shimakawa, Nara, JP;
Shigekazu Horino, Osaka, JP;
Takao Takano, Chiba, JP;
Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The instant application describes a display device that includes a substrate; a gate electrode provided on the substrate; a gate insulating film provided on the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer provided on the gate insulating film; a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the semiconductor layer; a protective insulating film provided on the source electrode and the drain electrode; a pixel electrode provided on the protective insulating film, and connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode through a contact hole formed through the protective insulating film; and a shield provided on the protective insulating film, the shield not being electrically connected to the pixel electrode.