US Patent 7358536 Active matrix substrate

An active matrix substrate includes a substrate, pixel units, driving lines, and an electrostatic discharge protection circuit. The substrate has an active region and a peripheral region. The pixel units are arranged to form a matrix inside the active region. The driving lines are inside the active region and the peripheral region, and electrically connected to pixel units. The ESD protection circuit is inside the peripheral region of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel units. Furthermore, the ESD protection circuit includes a first conductive line, a second conductive line, first protective elements, and second protective elements. The first protective elements are between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, and are electrically connected to corresponding driving lines. The second protective elements are adjacent to the outer-most driving line and electrically connected to the first and the second conductive line for protecting the outermost driving line.